A comprehensive review of the harm caused by such drivers is on the RACT budget wish-list for this year.

It is one of 12 suggestions listed in the state budget submission released this week.

RACT public policy and communications general manager Vince Taskunas said recent police operations had caught a high number of disqualified drivers on the road.

``What the RACT . . . would like the department to do is have a review so we can see whether the snapshot we got at Christmas time of a large number of disqualified drivers being detected is a trend or not,'' Mr Taskunas said.

Police caught 181 people for licence offences, including driving while disqualified, over the Christmas period.

Mr Taskunas said the Infrastructure Energy and Resources Department study should focus on the number of repeat offenders involved in serious car crashes.

The motoring group is also calling for a halt to police cuts and a new infrastructure fund from proceeds of the sale of TOTE Tasmania.

``Our members tell us regularly that the high visibility campaigns that the cops have been running over the last couple of years has made a substantial difference, not only in catching drivers on the road but also people are feeling that they are more likely to be caught and are modifying their behaviour,'' Mr Taskunas said.

``You take a couple of cars off, you take a couple of cops off, you may end up losing those long-term behavioural changes.''

The submission also calls for more spending on road maintenance.

Acting Infrastructure Minister Scott Bacon said the government would introduce several programs, such as alcohol steering-wheel interlock devices for repeat or very high drink-driving offences.

``While repeat offenders and high-risk behaviours are of concern, we need to create a safe road system that forgives human error . . .'' Mr Bacon said.

He said Tasmania was working with other states to target repeat offenders on the road.