Police watched on as a P-plater did a burnout in front of them in a Shepparton street.
    
                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                
                                                                    
                              
        Jye Barker, 25, of Shepparton, was charged with improper use of a vehicle with a loss of traction, failure to display P-plates, and driving a prohibited vehicle while on a probationary licence.
    
                  
                                                                
                  
                  
                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                            
                              
        The case was heard in his absence at Shepparton Magistrates’ Court.
    
                  
                                                                                                                                                                                    
                              
        The court was told Barker was stopped while driving a Holden Special Maloo south on Welsford St in Shepparton at 8.40pm on September 9, 2023.
    
                  
                                                                                                                                                                                    
                              
        Police had heard him screech his tyres for about five seconds and saw a large amount of smoke.
    
                  
                                                                                                                                                                                    
                              
        Police found that Barker, who was on a probationary driver’s licence, was not displaying his P-plates.
    
                  
                                                                                                                                                                                    
                              
        Magistrate Simon Zebrowski fined Barker $1000 and suspended his licence for two months.