A woman driving a rental car hit speeds of 170kmh while racking up\u00a0117 speeding offences all over Otago and Southland in a week.<\/p>\n
The rental car company reported her to police after their systems recorded her reaching speeds of 170kmh and 157kmh yesterday morning, Sergeant Matt Lee, of Dunedin, said.<\/p>\n
The vehicle had recorded 117 instances of speeding since the car was rented on March 19.<\/p>\n
The 36-year-old New Zealand citizen was stopped by police north of Dunedin on State Highway One yesterday at 10.45am.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2018The rental company requested the immediate cancellation of the hire of the agreement,\u2019\u2019 Sgt Lee said.<\/p>\n
As a result, the woman and her passenger were both given a ride back to the Dunedin Central Police Station and to make their own travel arrangements.<\/p>\n
The rental company collected the car, he said.<\/p>\n
The driver was given a \u2018\u2018lecture\u2019\u2019 about her driving by police and inquiries were continuing.<\/p>\n