A driver with a suspended licence has been caught breaking lockdown restrictions in Narre Warren, telling police he was going to buy donuts with three mates on Saturday 15 August.
Public Order Response Team (PORT) officers had been patrolling when they noticed a car wouldn’t pass or drive alongside their vehicle on Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road about 7.40pm.
A check of the car identified the registered owner to be a suspended driver, police say.
The car was intercepted and the driver, who wasn’t the registered owner, was also found to be allegedly suspended.
Police allege the probationary driver, who wasn’t displaying any ‘p’ plates, explained he had his three mates in the car as they were going to buy donuts.
Due to the drivers suspended licence status the vehicle was impounded for 30 days at a cost of $1019.85.
The 24-year-old Narre Warren driver is expected to be charged on summons with driving while suspended and failing to display ‘p’ plates.
The driver and his three passengers, a 19-year-old from Narre Warren, 21-year-old from Hallam and a 20-year-old from Hampton Park, were also found to be in breach of the directions issued by the Chief Health Officer and each issued a $1652 fine.
The directions by the Chief Health Officer, under the State of Emergency declared in Victoria, have been enacted to help stop the spread of coronavirus.
