Andrew Ricardo, 43, pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified, contravening bail conditions and theft of petrol.
He was sentenced in Shepparton Magistrates’ Court online to 100 hours of community service over an 18-month period.
He was also order to pay to refund $80 worth of unpaid petrol.
Leading Senior Constable Chris Cole said police caught Ricardo driving while disqualified five times in April and May 2020.
The court heard Ricardo was stopped by police on April 6 at 1.40 am driving along Benalla-Yarrawonga Rd, when he told police he didn’t have a licence and was living in his car.
His partner and a friend were in the car, and Ricardo told police he was taking his partner to hospital.
Ricardo's licence was suspended by Bendigo Magistrates’ Court in September 2019 for four years.
The court heard Ricardo was pulled over on Echuca Rd, Mooroopna on April 28 and found to be driving while disqualified, and again on April 29 on Isabella St, Shepparton.
Leading Sen Constable Cole said police again intercepted Ricardo just over 25 hours later, driving along High St, Shepparton at 11.45 pm.
Two weeks later on May 14, Leading Sen Constable Cole said Ricardo was intercepted at 3 am after driving south along Wyndham St, Shepparton, to the southern McDonald's.
Police found him behind the wheel with his partner in the passenger seat, and when asked why he was driving he said “to take (her) to Macca's”.
The court heard the two charges of theft were from January and June 2019, when Ricardo filled up his car at two service stations in Bendigo and left after his credit card was declined, saying he would return to pay but never did.
Magistrate David Faram told Ricardo “if you keep driving while disqualified, you’ll end up in jail”.
Ricardo’s solicitor Bree Zito said Ricardo had been living out of his car for some of the time he was caught driving while disqualified.
Ms Zito said her client admitted he should have called an ambulance the first time he was caught driving disqualified, but hadn’t made any move to have his impounded car returned.
She said her client had been "clean” of drugs for three months and his motivation was to get himself right to see his children.
