Along with any fine, police can take your car on the spot for hooning, and a further offence can mean losing it for good. Talk to Joseph Rahim about the charge and getting your car back.
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“Hooning” covers a group of driving offences that Queensland law treats as type 1 vehicle related offences under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 (Qld).
Careless or dangerous driving only becomes a hooning offence when it involves a speed trial, a race or a burnout. Careless driving and dangerous driving have their own pages.
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Under the Summary Offences Act 2005 (Qld), it is an offence to:
If your car is used for hooning, you may be sent an owner notice asking who was driving. If you do not respond as required, you can be treated as the driver.
Removing an immobilising device, or using a car whose plates have been confiscated, is a separate offence.
If you miss your court date and a warrant is issued, the vehicle can be forfeited.
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Yes. For a type 1 offence police can impound the vehicle, remove its plates or immobilise it before court. A further offence within five years can lead to forfeiture.
Yes. Wilfully driving so that the wheels have a sustained loss of traction, on a road or in a public place, is an offence, and it is a type 1 vehicle related offence.
The owner or usual driver can apply to the Commissioner of Police for early release in some situations, such as severe hardship or where the offence happened without the owner’s consent.
Yes, unless you have a reasonable excuse. Filming a hooning group activity to promote or encourage it is also an offence.
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0447 028 080This page is general information about Queensland law. It is not legal advice. Every matter turns on its own facts, so speak with us about yours.
