A man has been charged after he was allegedly caught travelling at more than 280km/h in the NSW Southern Highlands this morning.

Officers from the Hume Traffic and Highway Patrol Command detected the blue Volkswagen Golf allegedly doing 280km/h in a 110km area on the Hume Motorway at Mittagong around 9.30am.

“Officers directed the vehicle to pull over and spoke with the driver, a 22-year-old man,” NSW police said.

The man was issued with a Court Attendance Notice for drive speed/manner dangerous.

He is due to appear in Moss Vale Local Court on Tuesday 20 December 2022.

Police say his “driving privileges” have also been withdrawn.

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