More than 250 separate speeding offences were attributed to one nonexistent person using bogus identification held by the ringleaders.
Drivers who had previously lost their licences up to nine times managed to avoid detection.
Six had previously had their cars impounded and 45 had been before a court over a traffic matter.
Sixty-six dangerous drivers, on the brink of losing their licences because of their poor driving records, used the fake ID to stay on the roads.
They also dodged up to $70,000 in fines.
Many were alerted to the rort through Facebook and other social networking sites.
Some of those who used the service were charged and some got it for free.
Police suspect other demerit point dodges are operating in Victoria.
Thirteen people were arrested yesterday by detectives from Taskforce Nordic.
A man faced Melbourne Magistrates' Court this week after being extradited from South Australia in connection with the investigation.
Police expect to charge more than 100 other people.
Det-Supt Doug Fryer, of the crime department, said those facing charges were ordinary Victorians now at risk of serious criminal counts for falsely declaring they were not driving when the offences were committed.
"As soon as they falsely nominate, there's a deception. A lot of these people are mums and dads. They'll be interviewed for serious indictable offences," he said.
Most of the drivers under scrutiny are from Melbourne's northern and northwestern suburbs. Det-Supt Fryer said the rort had been under investigation for months.
One of the dodgy drivers boasted on his Facebook page about his mother accepting a fine for him.
A Department of Justice spokesman said fraudulent nomination carried the risk of heavy penalties, including imprisonment.
The spokesman warned a new customised computer system was being developed to help track offenders, including people who repeatedly nominated other drivers.
In April, the Herald Sun revealed 11 drivers would be charged with 800 offences related to false identity.
heraldsun 12 Nov 2010
The government maintains that it does not import criminals into Australia, which is a BLATANT lie.
The suburbs mentioned in this article are of a strong African / Middle Eastern ethnic low socio economic backgrounds that have been brought into the country by the Australian government.
The figures / statistics indicate that these people have a high crime rate in proportion to the rest of the ethnic communities.
The government deliberately imports criminals into Australia, as part of the globalisation regime.
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