And police chiefs immediately warned there would be no hiding places on Border roads for drivers who flouted their bans.
William Dargie, from Innerleithen, was sentenced to 25 months, James Beattie of Galashiels got 13 months, while Michael Wilson, also from Galashiels, received nine months.
Hawick-based Superintendent Andrew Allan promised: "Our policing will continue to be robust."
And in court at Selkirk on Monday, Sheriff Kevin Drummond hinted that courts should have powers to jail disqualified drivers for longer than the present one year.
Dargie admitted driving while disqualified twice in the space of four weeks on the A72 at Peebles.
The sheriff was told that Dargie, 39, had been banned for life in 1996 and again for 10 years the following year.
In a bid to dodge the bans Dargie used his middle name of Allan to register his cars.
He was collared by a police patrol on January 17 and later freed on High Court bail. But on February 22 the demolition labourer was nabbed again driving to work in Edinburgh.
Dargie was jailed for 10 months and 15 months, and given another 10-year ban.
Sheriff Drummond told him: "You were disqualified for life and then for 10 years and you simply ignore these bans. The maximum sentence for driving while disqualified is 12 months imprisonment and it is not for me to say if that is an appropriate sentence." Dargie's two cars will now be crushed.
Serial offender James Beattie, 29, was jailed for 13 months for his tenth offence. He was on bail when he drove to visit the ill woman who normally drove for him, the court heard.
He was caught after motoring on the Melrose bypass, the A68 and at Thornfield Road in Earlston on January 17. He's been in custody since being arrested.
Sheriff Drummond told him: "Your driving record is appalling."
Michael Wilson, 18, of Galabank Street, was on bail for driving while banned when he took the wheel – because his pal had also been put off the road.
Police tailed Wilson as he sped through temporary traffic lights at 80 miles an hour. He also crossed onto the wrong side of the road driving round a bend between Innerleithen and Peebles before stopping for police followers at the end of the Horsburgh straight.
Wilson claimed he wasn't trying to evade police and asked the sheriff for a last chance.
But he was told : "You were on bail for driving while disqualified when you committed this offence and I am told that there is the possibility of another one on the way.
"You have had all the chances you are getting. The time comes when you just run out of chances."
On top of nine months' detention, Wilson was banned for five years. He was admonished for driving carelessly and without insurance.
Second in command of police in the Borders, Superintendent Allan told TheSouthern: "People who disregard the sentence of the court in relation to disqualified driving should take note of these court appearances.
"The police are determined to make roads in the Borders as safe as possible and my officers will continue to pursue those who show contempt for road traffic law."
On Tuesday at Selkirk, Steven Welch, 43, from Castlemilk, Glasgow, escaped jail.
He was fined £300 and disqualified for a year. His ban was due to end on April 20 – but Welch got his calculations wrong and drove on March 21.
He was caught during a police operation on the outskirts of Peebles on Monday.