{"id":1097,"date":"2025-03-31T15:52:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T15:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/?p=1097"},"modified":"2025-04-02T16:50:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T16:50:52","slug":"cops-seize-golf-r-after-teen-learner-driver-street-races-at-124-mph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/31\/cops-seize-golf-r-after-teen-learner-driver-street-races-at-124-mph\/","title":{"rendered":"Cops Seize Golf R After Teen Learner Driver Street Races At 124 MPH"},"content":{"rendered":"
Getting a driver’s license is a milestone, equal parts freedom, responsibility, and, if you’re under 18 and unsupervised in a tuned Golf R, apparently an opportunity to test your Fast & Furious audition tape on public roads. One young man in Australia<\/a> took that thrill a bit too far. He was recently caught street racing while still on his learner’s permit.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:[]}; More: Aussie High-School Student Spotted Driving A Lamborghini Aventador SV With L-Plates<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n According to Victoria Police, officers from the Casey Highway Patrol spotted two cars racing through the southeastern suburb of Cranbourne North in the early hours of Sunday, March 30.<\/p>\n Clocked at 200 km\/h with the headlights off<\/strong><\/p>\n A police report states that a blue Volkswagen Golf R<\/a> was seen traveling at 200 km\/h (124 mph) in an 80 km\/h (50 mph) zone. The driver then allegedly switched off the headlights and attempted to flee the scene. Officers later found the car parked on a nearby street as the driver was exiting the vehicle. As if speeding and fleeing weren’t enough, the 18-year-old was also driving alone, another violation for someone on a learner’s permit.<\/p>\n In the state of Victoria, learner permits can be issued to individuals aged 16 or older. However, learner drivers must be supervised at all times by an individual with a full and current driver’s license. Obviously, this wasn’t the case with the wannabe street racer who got himself into big trouble.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a> <\/p>\n The VW Golf R<\/a> MK7, which police say appears to have aftermarket modifications,, was promptly impounded for 30 days. That alone will cost the young driver AU$1,138.10 (around US$717). But that’s just the beginning. He’s now facing multiple charges, including excessive speeding, taking part in an illegal street race, driving unaccompanied on a learner’s permit, and operating a vehicle at night without headlights.<\/p>\n Legal to learn in, not to keep<\/strong><\/p>\n As noted by CarExpert<\/em><\/a>, learner drivers in Victoria are legally permitted to drive high-performance vehicles like the Golf R, so long as they’re supervised. Once they graduate to a probationary license, however, vehicles in that category are off-limits for four years. So even if this driver had been following the rules, he’d still have had to part ways with the hot hatch<\/a> soon enough.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:[]}; Police<\/a> say investigations are ongoing to identify the second driver involved in the street race.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup = window.adpushup || {que:[]}; <\/p>\n <\/a> <\/p>\n Victoria Police broke up an illegal street race in Melbourne’s southeastern suburb. A VW Golf R was caught doing 200 …
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