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Tesla Model 3 busted doing 147km/h in a 60km/h zone

A Tesla Model 3 driver keen to explore the performance of his electric car will instead be walking, hitching a ride or catching public transport after losing his licence for six months -


after being caught allegedly driving at 147km/h in a 60km/h residential area – almost two-and-half-times faster than the posted speed limit.

The Sydney man was stopped by police over the Easter Long Weekend – a double demerits period in NSW – which meant his six-point penalty was automatically doubled to 12 points.

 

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Above: A Tesla Model 3 stopped by NSW Police over Easter (number plate obscured for privacy reasons). Source: Facebook.

A 45km/h-plus above the limit speeding offence automatically leads to a six-month licence suspension; in this instance the driver was allegedly 87km/h over the posted sign.

According to the NSW Police Traffic and Highway Patrol Facebook page, the driver received a $2520 fine and “an immediate six month licence suspension” after detecting the speed on Saturday evening.

 

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Above: NSW Police allege the Tesla Model 3 was travelling at 147km/h in a 60km/h zone. Source: Facebook.

The Tesla Model 3 was not impounded and the licence plates were not seized for a temporary period, presumably as the vehicle was registered in a company name or not owned by the driver. 

Had the Tesla Model 3 been registered in the owner’s name, NSW Police could have impounded the vehicle under anti-hoon legislation for up to three months, with the cost of towing and holding fees at the owner’s expense.

 

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Above: A Mercedes-AMG C63 S Coupe impounded by NSW Police over Easter. Source: Facebook

That’s what happened to the driver of a Mercedes-AMG C63 S Coupe, who was busted allegedly racing a motorcycle over the same Easter long weekend.

According to the Highway Patrol Facebook page, officers from the central-west NSW regional town of Wagga Wagga detected the Mercedes-AMG and the high-powered motorcycle allegedly travelling at 128km/h in a 50km/h zone. 

In addition to each receiving $2520 fines, the driver and rider also faced six-month licence suspensions and their vehicles were impounded for three months.

 

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Above: NSW Police allege the Mercedes was speeding at 128km/h in a 50km/h zone. Source: Facebook.

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Joshua Dowling

Joshua Dowling has been a motoring journalist for more than 20 years, spending most of that time working for The Sydney Morning Herald (as motoring editor and one of the early members of the Drive team) and News Corp Australia. He joined CarAdvice / Drive in 2018, and has been a World Car of the Year judge for more than 10 years.

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