Bathurst man, 73, arrested for driving while disqualified until 2117
A man accused of driving with a disqualified licence faces the prospect of being barred from getting behind the wheel until 2117 - almost 100 years from now.
The 73-year-old driver was stopped for a random breath test in Bathurst on Sunday morning.
Highway patrol officers allegedly recognised him as being a long-term disqualified driver and checked his identity when they spoke to him.
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Bathurst police arrest the man around 9:15am on Sunday, March 9. Facebook/ Traffic and Highway Patrol Command
He was arrested and taken to Bathurst Police Station, where he was charged with driving while disqualified and received a plate confiscation notice, his third offence in five years.
He was due to appear before Bathurst Local Court today.
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