A 22-year-old Amaroo man on his learner licence has been charged after being caught drink driving and travelling with passengers in the boot.

At 2.50am on Friday, ACT Policing monitoring CCTV saw five people enter a black Volvo parked on Alinga Street, Canberra. A further two people climbed into the boot of the car.

A short time later police conducted a traffic stop on the car on Northbourne Avenue.

The driver underwent a breath screening test which was positive for alcohol, and later returned a breath analysis of 0.177; as a learner driver, he was subject to a 0.00 alcohol limit.

A check of police records also found the car’s registration was suspended due to an unpaid infringement.

The man has been ordered to surrender his licence, and will receive a court summons on charges of drink driving, driving a suspended vehicle, learner driver unaccompanied, and unrestrained passengers.

Police also expect to issue infringement notices to the passengers found in the boot.