A red P-plater has been nabbed allegedly driving at 159km - almost 70km an hour over the 90km per hour p-plate speed limit - near Uralla.
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Highway patrol officers were on the New England Highway shortly before 11pm on Wednesday when they detected the Holden Commodore speeding.
The 19-year-old Armidale man was fined $2435 and 12 demerit points.
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His licence was also suspended on the spot for six months and the owner's number plates were confiscated.
The incident came amid a crackdown on the roads for Anzac Day and the last days of school holidays.
Extra officers have been deployed across the New England for Operation Go Slow, with double demerits in force until midnight on Sunday.