Millionaire loses licence for hooning

30.05.2008

Guilty ... Rhonda Wyllie has been fined $1000 and banned from driving for six months. Picture: Alf Sorbello

MILLIONAIRE Perth socialite Rhonda Wyllie has been fined $1000 and banned from the road for six months after driving her Aston Martin sports car at 167km/h.

Mrs Wyllie was caught speeding on Tonkin Highway in a 100km/h zone in her newly delivered Aston Martin coupe in March.

Mrs Wyllie was not required to appear at the Armadale Magistrate’s Court today but her lawyer, John Pryor, entered a plea of guilty to reckless driving.

Mrs Wyllie, the widow of the late Perth property investor Bill Wyllie, was caught driving her sports car at 167km/h at Oakford on March 24.

The 2008 Aston Martin DB9 coupe, described by motoring enthusiasts as “motoring perfection”, was impounded under the State’s “anti-hoon” legislation but was returned to her 48 hours later.

Mr Pryor told the court that Mrs Wyllie was overseas on holiday and could not attend court but said she was remorseful for her actions.

Mr Pryor said there were no aggravating factors of the offence.

“It is just a one-off for a person who has been driving for 25 years with no record,” Mr Pryor told the court.

“She is very apologetic which is evident by her remorse to plead at the earliest opportunity.”

Magistrate Leigh Jones fixed the $1000 fine – the maximum that could be imposed – and ordered her to pay $110 court costs.

The day after she was caught for speeding, an embarrassed Mrs Wyllie issued a statement expressing her remorse.

"I`m embarrassed and remorseful in relation to the incident on the highway at Oakford yesterday and I will suffer the consequences,” she said.

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