A 56-year-old woman has been charged after being caught drink driving in the Clarendon Vale area about 1pm yesterday.

Tasmania Police Academy recruits were undertaking driver training duties, alongside their Driver Training Instructor, when they observed a motorist commit a traffic offence, and intercepted the vehicle.

During the interaction, police established the vehicle was unregistered, and that the driver had recently consumed alcohol.

She returned a positive roadside breath test and was conveyed to Bellerive Police Station for a breath analysis, returning a reading of 0.156 per cent, more than three times the legal limit.

She has been charged and bailed to appear in court at a later date.

This incident highlights how police recruits receive real-time, practical training while actively helping to keep Tasmanian roads safe.