Mid Coast Driver Education and Training

29/05/2026

02/04/2026

Double Demerits are in force

Double demerits are in force this Easter long weekend.

From Thursday, 2 April (12:00am) to Monday, 6 April (11:59pm), penalties will be doubled across NSW for speeding, mobile phone use, seatbelts and more.

Take it easy on the roads — police will be out in force.

23/12/2025

Mid Coast Driver Education wishes everybody a safe and Merry Christmas

Thank you for the year we have had and all the best to everyone for 2026

05/06/2025

Double Demerits on again

🚧 Double demerits start at midnight tonight and continue until 11:59pm, Monday 9th June.

NSW Police Force will target speeding, mobile phone, seatbelt and motorcycle helmet offences this double demerits period 🚗

13/04/2025

Double Demerits

DOUBLE DEMERITS ALERT!!!
Get ready for a double dose of caution on our roads! Double demerit points will be in force during two key periods:
📌Easter Weekend: 17th - 21st April 2025 (inclusive)
📌ANZAC Day Long Weekend: 24th - 27th April 2025 (inclusive)
Police will be on high alert, targeting speeding, using a mobile phone illegally, or not wearing a seatbelt or motorcycle helmet.
Stay safe, stay smart, and avoid those double demerits!

21/01/2024

Check out this poster developed by the RTA in 1993! 🚗

🕰️ 30 years later, the message remains the same.

Always stay under the speed limit. The faster you go, the more you increase your risk of having a crash, as well as the risk of death or serious injury.

24/04/2023

Walgett Highway Patrol detect 81 year-old woman from Lightning Ridge travelling at 104 km/h on Fox Street in Walgett.

About 4:00 pm on Friday (21 April 2023), officers attached to Walgett Highway Patrol detected a Kia SUV travelling on Fox Street, south of Bate Street in Walgett. The vehicle’s speed was checked at 104 km/h, and still accelerating, in the 50 km/h zone.

Police stopped the 81 year-old woman from Lightning Ridge, who stated “What do I have to pull over for?”.

The Lightning Ridge woman was issued a penalty notice for:
• Class A Motor Vehicle Exceed Speed Limit >45km/h (Radar).

The offence carries a monetary penalty of $2616, and 12 demerit points (double demerit provisions).

Despite the woman refusing to sign paperwork, her licence was immediately suspended for a period of 6 months, with a further excess demerit point suspension to follow.

The number plates on the vehicle were also confiscated for a period of 3 months, and a notice issued whereby the vehicle can no longer be used during the confiscation period.

Remember, Operation ANZAC Day 2023 will be in force from Friday 21 April 2023, with double demerit points in place until 11.59 pm on Tuesday 25 April 2023, coinciding with the end of the school holidays and ANZAC Day.

Police will be targeting high-risk behaviours such as excessive speed, alcohol and drug driving offences, illegal use of mobile phones and not wearing seatbelts.

21/04/2023

DOUBLE DEMERITS NOW IN FORCE

A reminder that double demerits are now in force until 25 April. Please
✔️stick to the speed limit
✔️keep your hand off your phone
✔️wear your seat belt
✔️wear your helmet if you're riding a bike

🙏 for taking extra care on our roads especially over the next few days.