And earlier this morning, a disqualified L-plater was caught driving at more than 130km/h in a 70km/h zone in Sydney Road, Campbellfield, about 10.50am.
The man, who allegedly ran a red light when police tried to stop him, had fitted two ‘space saver’ wheels with a maximum 80km/h speed on the front of his Subaru WRX
Police said the ‘space savers’ each had two missing wheel nuts and one of the car’s rear wheels was bald.
The Subaru was impounded and the man will be charged on summons for disqualified driving, exceeding the speed limit by 45 km/h or more, running a red light, speed dangerous and using an unsafe vehicle.