A learner driver has been issued with multiple infringement notices after being pulled over by police on the Pacific Highway, Nabiac on the evening of Saturday, June 27.
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The officers from the Forster Highway Patrol were parked when they clocked the northbound VW Polo travelling at 170km/h in a 100km/hour speed zone.
The driver seemed to be oblivious to the police vehicle, continuing to travel in the right-hand lane.
Police eventually managed to signal to the 18-year-old woman to stop.
The teenage learner driver did not have a licensed driver beside her and was not displaying L plates as required.
She was issued with a licence suspension notice for six months, infringement notices for learner exceed speed over 45 km/h, unaccompanied learner, not display L plates and not keep left with speed limit over 80 km/h.
Earlier in the day highway patrol officers detected a northbound vehicle travelling along the Pacific Highway at Coolongolook at 154km/h in a 100km/h speed zone.
The 34-year-old man was issued with a traffic infringement notice for exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km/h, given a $2482 fine, lost six points and had his NSW drivers licence suspended for six months.
The vehicle, which was carrying another four adult passengers, was a hire car.
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