Police have suspended the licences of two P-Plate drivers on the weekend as they were both caught exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km/h.

About 11:45pm on Saturday 8 November, police detected a 19-year-old Macgregor man driving a Hyundai Tiburon on William Hovell Drive in Hawker doing 145km/h in a 90km/h signposted zone.

In a separate incident an hour later, police detected an 18-year-old Page man driving an Audi S3 on Coulter Drive in Cook doing 167km/h in an 80km/h signposted zone.

The two P-Platers had their licences immediately suspended for a period of 180 days, and were each issued with a traffic infringement notice totalling $1,841, and six demerit points.

Additionally, the 19-year-old man was also fined for not displaying his P-Plates, and not complying with vehicle standards, bringing his total infringement to $2,289.

ACT Policing continues their ‘Anywhere, Anytime’ approach to road-safety enforcement and reminds Canberrans that speeding remains one of the five main contributors to fatal collisions on our roads.