Speeding GP escapes driver’s licence ban as judge notes his ‘good works’
The doctor was returning home after a shift at a country hospital when he was clocked at 139km/h.
A doctor had his speeding fine and licence disqualification reversed after a judge extended leniency, noting the “good works” he does, particularly in aged care.
The rural GP had been fined $1000 and lost his licence for speeding as he drove the four hours from a shift at Cowra Hospital to his home on the NSW south coast.
He had been clocked at 139km/h in a 100km/h zone shortly after 9pm in March 2025, an offence which in NSW carries a fine, five demerit points and a three-month licence disqualification.
The GP, who also works in rural hospitals and in aged care in addition to general practice in the Shoalhaven area, appealed the ban handed down in the Nowra Local Court in August.
