A Queensland man has learned the hard way that if you're booked for a traffic offence, it's best not to blame your mother.

Dylan Shane Brailsford, 21, appeared in the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Tuesday where he pleaded guilty to one count of making a false declaration.

A driver has been fined for making a false declaration in relation to driving too close to cyclists. Credit:Wolter Peeters

He was given a ticket for driving within one metre of a group of cyclists in Bray Park, north of Brisbane, in February this year but signed a statutory declaration saying his mother was behind the wheel at the time.

The court heard Brailsford was completing a good driver behaviour period at the time and losing his licence would mean also losing his job as a Qantas storeman.