Victoria’s first permanent car seizure.

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http://www.theage.com.au/news/nation...366276974.html

'Hoon', 43, loses car forever
April 4, 2007 - 7:40AM

Victorian man has become the first driver to permanently lose his car under the state's anti-hoon laws.

In a hearing at the Castlemaine Magistrates Court yesterday, Terrence Lord, from the central Victorian town of Drummond, was ordered to forfeit his blue 1980 Toyota Corona fastback.

Lord, 43, pleaded guilty to four counts of driving while disqualified between January 23 and February 14 this year.

Under laws introduced in July last year, drivers caught drag racing, doing burnouts or committing other "hoon" acts such as reckless speeding and driving while disqualified, can have their cars impounded for 48 hours for a first offence.

They face a three-month impound order for a second offence and the permanent confiscation of their car for a third offence.

Victorian Police Minister Bob Cameron today welcomed the magistrate's order.

"These tough new laws hold hoons accountable for their actions and hit them where it hurts most - by taking away their vehicle," he said in a statement.

Well there goes all the media's stereotypes.