Uninsured and unregistered Tesla driver allegedly pinged at 45km/h over the limit on Mt Ousley

An allegedly unlicensed man was busted driving an unregistered and uninsured Tesla 45 km per hour faster than the speed limit on Mt Ousley.

A NSW Police spokesperson said officers attached to Traffic and Highway Patrol Command were performing stationary speed enforcement at the rest area on Mount Ousley Road, Mount Pleasant on Friday (27 September).

“At about 9:15 pm, officers allegedly detected a Tesla travelling at 125 km per hour in an 80 km per hour zone,” the NSW Police spokesperson said.

“Officers pulled over the driver. They will allege the car was not displaying registration plates and the driver did not hold a current NSW driver’s license.

“A 30-year-old male was arrested and taken to Wollongong Police Station where he was charged with Class A motor vehicle exceeding the speed limit, driving when driver visiting privileges are withdrawn, using an unregistered and uninsured motor vehicle on the road, using an uninsured motor vehicle on road, using a vehicle on the road or road-related area while motor vehicle tax is not paid and using a registrable vehicle without displaying authorised number plates.

“He was granted conditional bail to appear before Wollongong Local Court on Tuesday 15 October 2024.”

The arrest was one of more than 500 speeding infringements issued during a major border-focused school holiday traffic operation aimed at reducing road trauma.

Operation Border to Border ran over Friday (27 September) and Saturday 28 September, targeting the Princes Highway and Pacific Highway and Motorway between the Queensland border and Victorian border.

The two-day high-visibility operation involved more than 150 officers attached to Traffic and Highway Patrol Command from Northern, Central Metropolitan and Southern regions, targeting speeding, dangerous driving, impaired driving, distracted driving and driver fatigue.

The operation was bolstered in the border regions by highway patrol officers from Queensland Police and Victoria Police.

The operation utilised mobile and stationary random breath testing and random drug testing.

In total, 2600 random breath tests and more than 400 random drug tests were conducted.

NSW Police detected 17 positive breath tests and 52 positive drug tests. 520 drivers were detected speeding. Ten of those drivers were charged with exceeding the speed limit by more than 45 km per hour.

There were a further 31 disqualified, suspended or unlicensed drivers detected and 421 other traffic infringement notices including 18 drivers issued with mobile phone offences.

An additional 29 traffic-related charges and 15 criminal charges were laid, with seven heavy-vehicle infringements and one defect notice issued.