Frankston councillor Glenn Aitken wants the council to signal its support for government plans to crush the cars of drivers who have been caught hooning three times, but he reckons hoons should only get one chance and their cars should be crushed on the second offence.

Cr Aitken's call comes after police figures released last week showed Frankston was the fifth-highest hooning centre in the state with 110 residents having their vehicles impounded since anti-hoon laws were introduced by the State Government in June 2006.

Highest was St Albans with 125, followed by Werribee (117), Hoppers Crossing (115) and Shepparton (114).

Eastern Victoria Region MP Johan Scheffer said 178 hoons had been caught by police on the Mornington Peninsula: 62 in Mornington, 61 in Hastings, 29 in Rosebud 29, 16 in Dromana, six in Rye and four in Sorrento.

He said 96 per cent of those to have had their vehicles impounded were male, with an average age of 24.

Their most common offences had been excessive speed and improper use of a vehicle.

Police Minister Bob Cameron said hoon drivers needed to realise their careless actions can have devastating consequences.

"There are still too many people who treat our roads like racetracks and put their life and the lives of others at risk. We have invested $9.9million to extend the vehicle impoundment program and will also introduce new laws to the parliament this year that will see drivers caught speeding at 70kmh or more above the speed limit have their vehicles immediately impounded for up to three months," he said.

Mr Cameron said the Government was also going to extend impoundment times for other offences and sell or crush vehicles in extreme cases to ensure the message got through, which could lead to:

■ First-time offenders having their vehicle impounded or immobilised for a full week.

■ Second-time offenders having their vehicle impounded for up to three months.

■ Third-time offenders losing their vehicle forever with vehicles sold and proceeds going to victims of crime, or if the vehicle is unsafe or illegally modified, their vehicle will be crushed.

Cr Aitken has called for tougher measures, with first-time offenders to lose their

car for six months and second-time offenders to lose it altogether, with the car being crushed.

Repeat offenders who are unlicensed or do not own the vehicle should face a "penalty of proportionate force".

He wants the council to write to the Premier John Brumby supporting tougher punishment for hoons and to encourage other councils to do the same.