On Friday, Bali’s most famous drug runner became Australia’s safest driver.
Schapelle Corby, who would almost certainly drive 10 kilometres below the speed limit with her hazards on than risk a reunion with police, can now legally drive.
The 40-year-old, who got her learner’s licence just weeks ago, took to Instagram on Friday to reveal she’d passed her provisional licence test.
From drug runner to car driver! Schapelle Corby, 40, FINALLY gets her provisional licence and celebrates her freedom by sharing a happy snap from behind the wheel
She celebrated that fact by sharing a snap from behind the wheel of her ritzy new car.
Sporting a print shirt emblazoned with imagery of perfectly legal plants, Schapelle raised her Queensland provisional licence up with glee.
‘I got it,’ she wrote in the caption, ‘I passed’.
‘I’ve been home since May 2017, why has it taken me so long to get my licence?… well that’d be because i had a broken leg of cause,’ she explained.
Doesn’t have to take the scenic route anymore! The 40-year-old, who got her learner’s licence just weeks ago, took to Instagram Friday to reveal she’d passed her provisional licence test
She looked refreshed and jubilant, despite having just endure the typically long wait times at Queensland’s Department of Transport and Main Roads.
After all, 35-minutes is nothing compared to the nine-years Schapelle had to wait to be called for release at Kerobokan Prison in 2014.
‘Good for you. Enjoy the freedom, you deserve it,’ a fan wrote on Instagram.
Why so long? ‘I’ve been home since May 2017, why has it taken me so long to get my licence?… well that’d be because i had a broken leg of cause,’ she explained
But just like the three years of parole she had to spend in Indonesia before returning home, the drug-trafficker-turned-pop-icon isn’t completely free just yet.
Her P-plate restrictions mean she won’t be able to exceed 90 kilometres per hour, or use her mobile phone while driving – even when waiting at traffic lights.
It’s assumed Schapelle took Friday’s photo with her engine off, and her car parked out of the line of traffic.
That’s nothing! After all, nine-months is nothing compared to the nine-years Schapelle had to wait for release at Kerobokan Prison in 2014