Two drivers have been disqualified for driving for four years after declining to give required drug tests to police following Wangaratta intercepts.

A Yarrawonga woman appeared in court with her child on her lap as she pleaded guilty to her offending, showing some shock upon learning her penalty.

The court heard on 13 January this year the woman tested positive to a preliminary drug test at a police testing site on Evans Street, Wangaratta.

The P-plater refused an evidentiary test, saying she had a psychiatrist appointment.

Later the court heard a North Albury man, who was not present in court, also refused a drug test when he was intercepted in Murrell Street on 21 August last year.

The 34-year-old told police he hadn’t used an illegal substance for two days and did not want to provide an oral sample for testing.

The minimum mandatory drivers’ licence disqualification period for first time offenders is two years and four years for those with prior driving offences.

The minimum mandatory licence disqualification period for impaired driving is 12 months.

Both drivers had prior traffic-related offending on their records and were made aware of the consequences of refusing a test.

Magistrate Megan Casey imposed the four-year licence disqualifications on both drivers, with the North Albury man also given a $1000 fine.