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Updated: 01/09/2008

Figures indicate there are 3,600,000 registered drivers in Victoria.

More than 1.2 million infringements were issued over the period 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2005.
It is estimated that Victorians owe more than $1.2 Billion Dollars which is made up by 5.5 Million outstanding warrants, to approximately 300,000 individuals.

Updated: 02/09/2008

FINE defaulters will be stopped from registering their cars under a plan by the State Government to claw back $618 million in unpaid penalties.
January 19, 2009 - Herald Sun

Updated: 25/01/2009

January 19, 2009 - Herald Sun
THE Victorian Government is struggling to cope with an explosion in the number of unpaid fines.

Updated: 25/01/2009

Mark Russell - THE AGE
June 24, 2007

MORE than 45,000 Victorian drivers are on the brink of losing their licences — and the proliferation of speed cameras is being blamed. The Sunday Age can reveal that thousands of drivers are only just hanging on to their licences, sparking fears that jobs and family mobility are in jeopardy.

VicRoads figures show that as of May 31, there were 29,016 drivers with 10 demerit points and another 16,459 with 11 demerit points. This is 9000 more drivers at risk of losing their licences than at the same time in 2005. VicRoads does not have figures for last year. State Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu said he was staggered at the high number of drivers with so many demerit points.

"I don't think there's any doubt that this has been caused by the proliferation of speed cameras in Victoria," Mr Baillieu said.

"And there's no doubt Victorians believe that there is revenue-raising going on"It looks like we're on the cusp of an awful lot of people losing their licences, which will be of great concern to a lot of families and businesses."

But the Government and the Transport Accident Commission strongly defended the use of speed cameras in tackling the road toll, which stands at 151 compared with 153 at this time last year. Police Minister Bob Cameron's spokesman, Alex Twomey, denied that speed cameras were being used as revenue-raisers.

VicRoads did not have a breakdown of the traffic offences committed by the 45,000 drivers at risk of losing their licences, but a spokeswoman said speeding was believed to have played a significant role. The risk of drivers crashing doubled if they were speeding 5 km/h over the 60 km/h limit, the Transport Accident Commission said.

There are 3.6 million registered drivers in Victoria, and more than 150 speed cameras and 83 red light cameras operating to catch them out if they break the law. Drivers who lose 12 or more demerit points in any three-year period (and P-platers who get five points in a 12-month period) face having their licences suspended for three months, or they can agree to enter into a 12-month "bond".
If they incur any further point losses within this 12-month period, they lose their licence for six months.

The State Government hopes to reap $843 million in fines and regulatory fees, including speed camera revenue, in 2007-08, a 6.2 per cent increase on 2006-07's revised estimate of $793.3 million.

The increase has been attributed to several factors, including the re-establishment of the Western Ring Road camera network, the start of the Hume Freeway point-to-point speed camera system, completion of the roll-out of the red-light speed camera network and the annual indexation of fees and charges.

Fixed cameras are being used in eight locations along the Western Ring Road, with four operating in the Princes Freeway-bound direction, and four on the Hume-bound side.

Justice Department documents leaked to The Sunday Age show the number of Traffic Camera Office infringements issued in Victoria in 2005-06 was 1,079,169, worth $200 million. The number of TCO infringements from July 1 last year to February 28 this year was 806,760, worth $148 million.

The Sunday Age has revealed in a number of recent reports that many motorists are refusing to pay speeding, parking and tollway fines, with thousands sending them back marked "return to sender".

The amount owed by fine defaulters has leapt from $40 million 20 years ago to more than $1 billion this year. By the end of February this year, 346,373 speed camera fines, 86,757 on-the-spot police fines and 132,108 speeding tickets issued to motorists using the Burnley and Domain tunnels were unpaid — worth a total of more than $100 million. Revenue collected from fines forms part of the state budget.

Updated: 28/01/2009

June 3, 2007 - The Age
THE State Government will overhaul the Sheriff's Office after revelations that it 's failed to track down more than 500,000 Victorians refusing to pay fines.....

Updated: 28/01/2009

August 22, 2008 - The Age
Haven't paid that parking fine? Not going to? You're not alone........

Updated: 28/01/2009

July 1, 2004 - The Age
The force does a good job of policing the state, but has again suffered lapses within its ranks.....

Updated: 01/02/2009

The ACT Government says chasing down money for the tens-of-thousands of speeding and parking fines it is owed is a difficult task but it hopes new technology will help.

Updated: 01/02/2009

A detailed report of your Case file will help you identify with every enforcement order issued against you

Updated: 29/08/2008