Some of the vehicles confiscated included one fitted with a computer game steering wheel, part of a range of weird and dangerous modifications that have produced defective machines at the hands of hoons sharing their antics on social media platforms like TikTok.

Police Minister Mark Ryan described the infringements uncovered in the anti-hoon crackdown as a “disaster waiting to happen”.

Conducted since June, Operation Uniform Elderberry resulted in police impounding 59 vehicles and issuing 2048 infringement notices.

“The idiotic behaviour police have seen throughout this operation is downright disturbing and I commend officers for removing these vehicles from our roads and taking action against those responsible,” Ryan said.

“We do not want hoons tearing up our roadways like racetracks and putting themselves and innocent road users at risk for the sake of social media notoriety.”

Road policing assistant commissioner Ben Marcus has foreshadowed further police action against hoons beyond the latest operation which also netted 164 drink and drug drivers.

“Our message to anyone taking part in high-risk activities on our roads is that we will continue to target you, investigate your dangerous antics and take action against you,” Marcus said.

Ryan said that under ‘owner onus’ or ‘driver deeming laws’, a registered owner of a car must prove they were not driving the vehicle at the time of the offence or else they will face the consequences.

“Along with some of the toughest penalties in the nation, this significant legal advantage for the Queensland Police Service sets Queensland apart from other Australian jurisdictions,” he said.

In addition to penalties for hooning related offences of fines of up to $5338 and terms of imprisonment up to six months, hoons also face having their vehicle impounded or immobilised.