On Saturday afternoon the man was spotted by police doing a burnout on Edgar Street in his Nissan Skyline, setting off a plume of white smoke before driving from the scene through a number of Junee streets.

Police were aware of the driver’s identity and contacted him shortly afterwards, requesting the man attend the Junee police station.

Complying with the request, the man attended the station where police confiscated the vehicle and issued an infrigement notice for the burnout and defect notice for the vehicle’s tyres and loud exhaust.

His licence was also suspended on the spot for three months.

Wagga Local Area Command Crime manager Inspector Rod Smith said it was a warning to anyone else thinking about being reckless on the roads.

“If we think it is appropriate to use the power (to confiscate) we’ll use it,” he said.

“Hopefully this will be a lesson, not only to the young driver, but to those who choose to drive or think about driving in such a manner.”

The tough new laws have been in affect since June 2008 under the NSW state government’s measures to combat bad driving behaviours and punish irresponsible drivers.