P-plate driver busted at 193km/h moments after getting licence. Also, a Toyota HiLux can do 193km/h

A P-plate driver has felt the full force of the law after being busted driving at 193km/h in an old Toyota HiLux – just hours after getting his provisional licence.

NSW Police Highway Patrol officers from the Sydney metropolitan area were on their way to the remote town of Griffith, as part of a team about to commence a traffic enforcement campaign in the region.

But the officers found some work before they arrived, clocking an old Toyota HiLux – also from Sydney – travelling at 193km/h on the highway about 50km east of Griffith, near the town of Moombooldool.

A Facebook post on the NSW Police Traffic and Highway Patrol page said an 18-year-old Sydney man lost his licence "only hours after passing his driving test and getting his provisional licence after being detected at 193km/h."

"About 3pm on Thursday 7th April 2022, officers from Burwood Highway Patrol on route to the Griffith area as part of a metro highway patrol staff deployment, detected the white Toyota Hilux at 193km/h," NSW Police reported.

"After stopping the vehicle and speaking to the driver they discovered the driver had only hours earlier passed his driving test. The driver was also travelling with a teenage sibling in the vehicle."

Police said the driver was issued a penalty notice for exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km/h and not displaying his P plates.

The driver's licence was suspended on the spot for a minimum of 6 months which, police say, "will be extended due to the excessive loss of demerit points."

Highway patrol officers based in rural areas have told Drive they are surprised by the number of city motorists caught at high speeds.

"People don't realise (the highway patrol) are everywhere across the state," said one veteran officer.

"A lot of people think they can floor it in remote areas, but the dangers are significant, with wildlife, livestock, and trees by the side of the road.

"It's also easier to detect speeds because there is usually only one road in or out of a regional centre. If you speed, you will get caught because we're out there."