What is the Penalty for Driving a Subaru BRZ Without a Driving Licence?

The Subaru BRZ is an excellent roadster for true petrolheads to enjoy on the road or at the track. When they designed the BRZ, Subaru made their only two wheel drive car, but with clever engineering, it has all the grip that you would expect from this Japanese car manufacturer. However, like any car you need a driving licence to drive the BRZ on our roads. In this article, we will look at the penalties associated with driving without a licence.

A Valid Driving Licence

Here in Australia, every driver must have a valid driving licence for the vehicle that they are driving. If you don’t hold a valid driving licence or if you allow someone to drive your vehicle without a driving licence, you could paying a fine of up to $38,000, and this could come with a two year jail term. Hundreds of our citizens die every year on our roads and driving without a valid driving licence is taken very seriously. This is a key cornerstone of our safer driving initiatives to ensure that drivers have the necessary skills and associated driving licences to prove that they can handle a vehicle safely.

Understanding Unlicensed Driving

When a person engages in unlicensed driving, it can occur for a number of different reasons. The person may have never held the appropriate driving licence, or they may have a licence that expired. A prime example would be a person that holds a car driving licence operating a motorbike that they don’t have a driving licence to operate. Some people may be declared medically unfit to hold a certain driving licence, and they continue to drive anyway. Others can have their driving licence taken away or temporarily suspended due to a motoring offence.

What is a Disqualification?

Some drivers, become disqualified from driving after a motoring offence judgement where they were found to be at fault. This usually occurs in a Magistrates Court where the offence is considered, and any infringement is examined. When a driver becomes disqualified and they continue to drive this is typically treated in a far more serious manner than unlicensed driving. Essentially, the driver is thumbing their nose at the authority of the court, and this isn’t treated lightly.

A driver can become disqualified if they are convicted of serious dangerous driving offences, drink or drug related driving and/or committing a criminal act that involved the use of a motor vehicle. If a driver is caught driving whilst being disqualified, they can be prevented from holding a valid driving licence for an additional time period of 2-5 years. Additionally, they can receive the aforementioned maximum allowable fine and a jail term of up to 18 months. The exact penalties, fines amounts, and jail terms can vary a little depending upon the state or territory where the offence took place.

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