To make an unfortunate situation even worse, double demerits were in place while the state celebrated their Queen's Birthday long weekend.
It seems Western Australians have a bit of a reputation for using creative excuses to try and wheedle their way out of tickets from the boys in blue.
Last week, a driver was busted driving 132km/h in a 110km/h zone, and pleaded their case by whining: "I'm on cruise control!".
It's not quite clear why they thought that would work.
In April, a Wanneroo man made headlines when he was fined $300 and six demerit points after his family dinner took an unexpected turn.
He was caught running a red light, and when quizzed why he didn't stop, he told police: "I'm in a rush to get the kids Nando's".
Undoubtedly, it was the most expensive fast-food they've ever had.
The same month, an unaccompanied learner driver was caught driving 41km/h over the limit with a blood alcohol reading of 0.05 at Bertram, in Perth's southern suburbs.
Police were told: "I'm doing it for my mum, it's a long story".
As you can imagine, the officers weren't exactly sympathetic, publishing a copy of the ticket with the hashtag "date with the magistrate".
In January, officers from Three Springs, a tiny town about 320km north of Perth, fined a driver A$200 (NZ$219) and two points for allegedly driving 127km/h in a 110km/h zone.
When given an opportunity to explain their behaviour, the driver simply told the officer: "The wind was pushing me".
