Eleven drivers were caught behind the wheel of unregistered cars in Hume and Whittlesea over the Australia Day long weekend.
Police conducted a four-day operation targeting speeding, drink and drug driving, distraction, fatigue and seat belt offences.
On the Australia Day weekend, between Friday morning and Monday night, Operation Amity recorded 8000 offences on Victorian roads; 135,000 breath tests were conducted and there were 1100 roadside drug tests.
In Whittlesea, speeding was the most prevalent offence, with 12 drivers caught over the limit. No one was found to be over the maximum blood-alcohol reading or with drugs in their system.
One person was pulled over and found to be driving on a suspended licence. Two drivers were fined for driving without a licence and seven for driving unregistered cars.
Two drivers were caught using their mobile phones, five for disobeying a sign or signal, and two for driving without their seatbelt fastened.
In Hume’s police area, the most common fine handed out was for disobeying signs and signals, with seven offenders caught. One drink-driver was nabbed but no one failed a drug test.
Four motorists in Hume were found to be driving an unregistered car, three without licences and one on a suspended or disqualified licence. One driver was caught on a mobile phone and two were detected speeding.
Across the state, speeding offences were the most common offence, with 3146 drivers fined.
Ninety-nine drivers failed a drug test and 258 were found to have a blood-alcohol reading above 0.05. There were no deaths on Victorian roads over the long weekend.
However, last Wednesday the road toll jumped after a fatal crash in Central Victoria, which killed four young men, including a 22-year-old Craigieburn resident.
Road policing Assistant Commissioner Robert Hill said one fatality-free weekend could not change the fact that 21 people had lost their lives on Victoria’s roads already this year.
“Excessive speed, alcohol and lack of seatbelts have contributed to the deaths of a number of people this year,” he said.
