Son of Hells Angel bikie Peter Hewat drove on drugs in Wangaratta

Beau Peter Hewat - son of notorious bikie Peter "Skitzo" Hewat - appeared in Wangaratta Magistrates Court on Monday

He was intercepted by Wangaratta police in a Kenworth truck on April 10, 2019.

The court heard Hewat underwent drug tests, which were positive for methamphetamine.

Police checked his logbook and found irregularities, including a lack of a number plate.

Hewat locked the truck and prevented police from accessing it.

The court heard legal arguments about the charges Hewat faced, which he pleaded guilty to.

Magistrate Peter Dunn noted that he recognised Hewat from a 2017 court appearance in Broadmeadows which involved his father, given the bikie's notoriety.

Mr Dunn said the older Hewat had outstanding fines at the time, which had been incurred by his son while he was in jail at Barwon.

Peter Hewat was sergeant-at-arms of a Hells Angels' chapter in 2013 when he bashed a 64-year-old woman in a dispute over his dog.

He was jailed in 2016 for dealing with about $250,000 in stolen truck parts.

The older man has also been linked to a string of other serious offences.

Beau Hewat has priors for possessing meth, drug driving, driving while suspended, and other matters.

Lawyer Warwick Walsh-Buckley said his client had been using ice sporadically, "much to the disappointment of his partner."

Hewat spent two months in rehabilitation in 2015 and relapsed in 2019.

Mr Walsh-Buckley noted that unlike alcohol, drugs remained in people's system for a period of time.

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"He acted impulsively without considering the consequences of his actions," he said.

The lawyer said his client hadn't locked police out, and said the vehicle locked itself.

Mr Dunn banned Hewat from driving for 12 months and fined him $2000.

"(There are) sound reasons why people in heavy vehicles should maintain their logbook," he said.

"The old days are long gone and the police for good reason are very keen on enforcing the logbook rules.

"Too many truck drivers, too many crosses beside the road are truck drivers using drugs and not taking the appropriate rest breaks, as you well know."

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