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Banned Australian drivers to lose number plates
22nd March 2007
Banned drivers in Australia will have their car number plates seized by police as part of a new initiative to keep habitual offenders off the roads.
The new punishment will be used on top of existing penalties, which include up to 18 months in jail, in an attempt to stop unlicensed and disqualified drivers from getting behind the wheel.
Illegal motorists cause 40 fatal crashes in New South Wales each year, with more than 1,000 unlicensed drivers being caught in the state every week. More disturbingly, many illegal drivers are habitual offenders with disqualification periods of more than 70 years each.
"These disqualification periods are not given for any one offence," an RTA spokesman said. "As these offenders are habitual offenders, their disqualification periods are cumulative on multiple offences."
Current legislation allows courts to punish repeat offenders with increasing periods of disqualification, fines of up to $3,300 (£1,350) and up to 18 months in jail. Under the new legislation, courts will also have the power to confiscate the number plates of vehicles driven by unlicensed or disqualifed drivers.
The court may also order a longer period of disqualification, including disqualification for life.