North Albury motorist racks up his ninth offence of driving while disqualified

He'd get released and he'd be back at it again.

This week his compulsion to ignore the law and disobey his licence disqualification once again landed him in custody.

That was for an appearance in Albury Local Court, via a video link to the dock in the police station next door.

The charge he faced, to which the North Albury man, 37, then pleaded guilty, was a second offence of driving while disqualified.

"This is the ninth time the offender has committed this offence," magistrate Melissa Humphreys said.

"And those previous times of imprisonment (for disqualified driving) have not deterred him.

The court heard that Breznovik's last disqualified driving matter was back in 2019.

Police told Ms Humphreys that the latest offending took place on March 3.

They stopped Breznovik in his green Holden Calais for random alcohol testing in Englehardt Street about 8.20am.

Breznovik was asked to produce his licence.

"I don't have one, I was able to get it back on the 21^st," he replied, before providing police with a negative result to the test.

Police checks revealed that Breznovik's licence was disqualified until November 5, 2028, having been declared a habitual offender.

"The accused," police said, "was adamant that he was just unlicensed and that his disqualification had ended."

Breznovik was placed on a nine-month community corrections order, convicted and fined $990 and disqualified from driving for six months.

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