Monday, September 30, 2013

Canberra drivers shell out $9m in parking fines - Yahoo!7 News

Motorists paid out more than $12 million to parking machines and parking meters in 2012-13.ABC Motorists paid out more than $12 million to parking machines and parking meters in 2012-13.

More than 100,000 parking tickets were issued across Canberra last financial year, netting the ACT Government more than $9 million.


The Justice and Community Safety (JACS) Directorate annual report shows 100,099 fines were issued to drivers in 2012-13.


But over the year, nearly 12,500 drivers attempted to get out of paying the fine.


As a result, nearly 7,000 parking tickets were eventually withdrawn.


Motorists also paid out more than $12 million to parking machines and parking meters over the year, and another $2.5 million for parking labels.


But there were more than 16,000 complaints received over ticket machine and parking meter faults.


The Government is already looking at parking operation improvements after a critical Auditor-General's report earlier this year.



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