

Banish car hoons
from our streets




Stopping car hoons was never simple however the "new" anti-hooning fines with licence suspension tilts the game. Car hoons are no longer
"kings-of-the-streets"
New police rules help you and me banish car hoons
Penalties are now "cumulative"
so each fine hurts more. Strike one licence suspended 90 days plus fine. With new "four (4) strikes for car hooning" - huge fine - licence gone - car confiscated.
Maybe CRUSHED
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Punishing car hoons is now easy
Every offence counts. You can help your local police penalise, fine, suspend licences, confiscate hoons cars, impound hoons cars and even crush the idiots car. We know how hard it is even getting that Hoon idiots number plate as he/she disrupt your neighbourhood and it's streets. Acting together we can change that.
Now the entire community can spot the idiot and be prepared
to photograph - and add that hoon idiot to the Police database. Together over time we can and will
BANISH car hoons from our towns.
Remember GO TOO FAR LOSE THE CAR four strikes and maybe that hoon's car is gone - forever.
THIS IS HOWRepeat Hoons
Community revenge has never been sweeter.
Tolerant the 1st time - maybe. Still it's a big fine, licence suspended 90 days. And they are just - bloody minded car hoon earning the next steps.
Stupid is as stupid does.
No sympathy


Community action to combat car hoons
Evidence and facts will banish car hoons.
Complaining with out action simply enables more Hooning
Every photo, every video provides your police with evidence and the legal ability to act.
VIEW HOON OFFENCESPolice support community action to banish Car Hoons
Every car hoon report provides effective ammunition to banish car hoons.
If it was easy it would alreday have been done
You now have the power to get that idiots licence suspended and cop a huge fine.
Helpless no more
Keep your smartphone or camera ready.
Blaring exhausts, speeding, burn-outs.
Community fights back at car hooning
Offences are cumulative "tallied up".
Heavy penalties and fines for "first offence".
Every offence is progessively more expensive and damaging.
The community can develop the will to punish "car hoons" off the local streets.
Don't rely on some-one-else to photograph and report that idiot hoon.
You now have the power to get that idiots licence suspended and cop a huge fine.
With luck Hoon's car crushed.
What are you waiting for?
Have your smartphone ready for the next "loud exhaust",
that blaring car radio, that idiot speeding down your street, that illegally modified car.
stupidly lowered to mimic a race car is a good tell all.
Report it - let that goose "prove" to police and Motor Transport that it's street legal!






Community feedback will assist police dish-out "new anti-hooning fines" as you name and shame the car hoons destroying your community.
Community feedback hoon hotspots
Hoons with offensivly loud exhausts treat Grosvenor, William, Demaine (UltraTune) and Moreton Sts as private drag strip almost a "Hoon's Heaven" often between 3.30ish to 4.30pm, again anytime between 9 and 11pm Wed, Thurs, Fri.
Hoons treat (community this is your place to name and shame) wheelies, burn-outs, private drag strip.
Idiot woke me up as it blasted down my street. Missed that idiot. But next time I'll be ready. Had a natter with my neighbours thet agree - time to take back our streets
Penalties
Penalties vary for different hooning offences.
For example, driving in a way that makes unnecessary noise or smoke carries a maximum fine of 20 penalty units ($2875)
HOONING PENALTIES & FINES
The Car Hooning 1st Penalty is a wake up call.
Car Hoons will soon discover that communities now band together to catch and punish them.
for 90 days.
Big $$$ Fine
The vehicle the Car Hoon was driving can be impounded or immobilised
for 90 days.
Potentially issued with defect notice/s making that vehicle unroadyworthy.
That Hoon's vehicles are immobilised by removing and withholding the licence plates.
Once the immobilisation period is over that offender will need to go to the property point stated on the immobilisation notice to reclaim that vehicle’s number plates..
Potentially issued with defect notice/s making that vehicle unroadyworthy.
The olffender must bring proof that he/she is the registered owner of the immobilised Hoon vehicle or write a letter authorising another person to collect the offenders plates for them.
Potentially issued with defect notice/s making that vehicle unroadyworthy.
the vehicle you were driving
may be taken off you permanently.
licence will be suspended
Huge Fines $,$$$+
Lenghty Legal proceedings
No 90 days minimum.
The vehicle the Car Hoon was driving may be impounded or immobilised.
If not forfited: it will be throughly inspected for compliance to manufacturers original roadworthy certificate.
Potentially issued with defect notice/s making that vehicle unroadyworthy.
Requiring the removal and replacement of modified exhaust.
Removal and replacement lowered springs and shock absobers. Removal and replacement of any/all modified non-original manufacturers engine components. ie., Headers, Extractors, Turbo chargers, Waste gates, etc....
For the 1st Type 2 offence the vehicle you were driving will not be impounded or immobilised;
however, for future offences it will be.
Second offence the vehicle will be
impoundment or immobilised for 7 days
Third offence the vehicle will impoundment or immobilised for 90 days
Fourth (4th) offence the vehicle will be impounded and
may be CONFISCATED at the end of any legal proceedings against you.
Frequent Asked Questions
Penalties vary for different hooning offences. For example, driving in a way that makes unnecessary noise or smoke carries a maximum fine of 20 penalty units ($2875) while the most serious offences, such as careless driving—also known as driving without due care and attention—or street racing carry a maximum fine of 40 penalty units ($5750) or 6 months in jail.
Hooning is any anti-social behaviour in a
motor vehicle (car, van, or motorbike),
such as speeding,
street racing,
burnouts and
playing loud music from a car stereo.
You can make complaints Policelink on 134 666 (13HOON) and
online https://forms.police.qld.gov.au/launch/Hooning
as well as about other traffic related incidents such as:
dangerous driving.
careless driving.
Speeding
Burnout offences
Playing loud music from car stereos
Marine hooning
Drink driving
Dangerous driving
Reckless driving
Traffic offences in school zones
Traffic offences in roadwork zones
Disqualified drivers
Playing loud music from car stereos
Unlicensed drivers
Reckless driving
Drink driving
Trail bike riding.
To assist the Queensland Police Service with its investigations, evidence is requested to be provided to the Axon Queensland Police Service Evidence Submission Portal.
https://www.police.qld.gov.au/policelink-reporting
For offences reported online with available evidence (e.g. video footage) a separate secure link will be sent to provide this to Police.
You will receive either an email/SMS with the report number and another with a secure link from 'Axon' to upload the video footage or evidence.
The link can be used:
only for the offence being reported,
only once to upload multiple attachments and
will expire in 3 days once received
If your link expires before you have submitted the evidence, please complete the 'Report Updates' online form to request a new link..
Penalties vary for different hooning offences.
For example, driving in a way that makes unnecessary noise or smoke carries a maximum fine of 20 penalty units ($2875)
while the most serious offences,
such as careless driving—also known as driving without due care and attention—or street racing,
carry a maximum fine of 40 penalty units ($5750)
or 6 months in jail.
Impounding,
immobilisation, and
confiscation of vehicles
In addition to the penalties for any traffic offences committed, a 2002 amendment to the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 gave Queensland Police the power to impound vehicles, immobilise and confiscate vehicles involved in hooning offences.
Impounding vehicles
Vehicles are impounded by being placed in a holding yard. If your vehicle is impounded, you will have to pay for it to be towed to the impound lot and stored there.
Depending on how long your vehicle is impounded this could be a substantial cost; particularly if you must await the outcome of legal proceedings against you.
Immobilising vehicles
Vehicles are immobilised by removing and withholding the licence plates.
Once the immobilisation period is over you will need to go to the property point stated on the immobilisation notice to reclaim your vehicle’s number plates.
You must bring proof that you are the registered owner of the immobilised vehicle or write a letter authorising another person to collect the plates for you.
Confiscating vehicles
For the second Type 1 hooning offence and
the fourth Type 2 hooning offence
your vehicle can be confiscated—taken off you permanently
at the end of any legal proceedings against you.
Confiscated vehicles are auctioned off by the government or crushed and sold as scrap metal.
For the first Type 1 offence, the vehicle you were driving can be impounded or immobilised for 90 days.
For the second offence the vehicle can be impounded and may be confiscated at the end of any legal proceedings against you..
For the first Type 2 offence the vehicle you were driving will not be impounded or immobilised;
however, for future offences it will be..
You can make an application to the Commissioner of Police for the early release of your vehicle if you can prove that:
• not having your vehicle is causing you severe financial or physical hardship
• the cause of the offence has been corrected—for example, the vehicle has now been modified to comply with safety standards
• you are the vehicle owner and the offence happened without your consent
• the impoundment or immobilisation was unreasonable.
The application must be made to the Commissioner of Police through the Queensland Police early release of an impounded vehicle application form.
You should also provide any documents that can back up your application.
Once all documentation has been received the police should be able to decide on your case within 5 working days.
If your application is refused you can appeal through the Magistrate Court.
The Maryborough community is invited to
take back your streets from car hoons.