Source: ACT Police
Last update: Wednesday, 7 January 2026 2:49pm
Original publication: Wednesday, 7 January 2026 2:48pm
ACT Policing has seized a Holden Commodore overnight after the vehicle was allegedly involved in burnout activity on the Barton Highway on Monday night.
About 7:40pm yesterday (Tuesday, 6 January 2026), officers from Road Policing conducted a traffic stop on a modified yellow 1991 Holden Commodore sedan bearing Victorian club registration plates.
Checks on the vehicle revealed the club registration plates had expired in December 2025, and the vehicle had been unregistered and uninsured since 2022.
During the traffic stop, police observed the tread on the vehicle’s left rear tyre had been completely worn away, with melted rubber visible along the wheel arch and rear bumper.
Road Policing officers identified the vehicle through social media footage depicting sustained and dangerous burnout activity on the Barton Highway in Nicholls. CCTV footage in the vicinity confirmed the burnout activity occurred about 11:10pm on Monday (5 January 2026).
Due to the condition of the vehicle and the alleged dangerous driving behaviour, the Holden was seized.
Investigations are continuing to identify the driver at the time the burnouts occurred with charges as well as infringement notices for driving an unregistered and uninsured motor vehicle, and driving an unsafely maintained vehicle to be issued.
Officer in charge of Road Policing Detective Inspector Mark Steel said ACT Policing has a zero-tolerance approach to hoon driving and anti-social behaviour.
“We will continue to proactively target vehicles driving dangerously, including those identified through social media and CCTV footage. I urge members of the public who have mobile phone or dash-cam footage of dangerous driving to make a report online,” Detective Inspector Steel said.
“As Summernats begins this week, we will be conducting high-visibility patrols in the lead up to and throughout the four-day event, including in and around EPIC and the Braddon Fringe Festival. Our focus during Summernats is keeping road users, spectators, and the broader community safe.”
Anyone can submit a dangerous driving report online if they have dash cam footage of the incident, and they are prepared to attend court if required. Reports can be submitted here.