A female disqualified driver had her car clamped for a second time in two months.

At 10.30am on Thursday 22 July 2010, police intercepted the 33 year old driver speeding on the Southern Outlet, Kingston. The driver has a disqualified learner’s licence. She also undertook a breath analysis and returned a reading of 0.043%.

The driver had been originally disqualified in February 2010 for drink driving and received an automatic disqualification for 12 months. She was caught driving again in May 2010 and had her vehicle clamped for 28 days. The vehicle was only released back to her on 25 June 2010.

Her vehicle is now clamped for 90 days and she was remanded in custody to face court.

Drivers, generally, face an initial 28 day clamping or confiscation, then 90 days and then indefinitely pending a forfeiture outcome to a court. Clamping or confiscation periods depend on the number of convictions a person has for certain offences. Offences include disqualified driving, hooning, racing, dangerous driving and evading police.

Since December 2009, 10 other drivers have had their vehicles clamped or confiscated for a second time.

“The new legislation is assisting police to target repeat and serious traffic offenders,” said Sergeant Genevieve Hickman, of Southern Traffic Services.

“Even though there have been some instances of re-offending, the ability to remove a vehicle from an offender’s use is a strong deterrent. If offending continues, the driver can lose their vehicle altogether.”

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