By GEORGIA WESTGARTH
THE State Government has answered Casey support workers’ calls for a simple online solution to the accumulated traffic fines that Casey motorists are racking up.
Reports show almost 30,000 Casey drivers, about 10 per cent of residents, owe $102 million in road fines.
The Casey North Information and Support Service had called for a fines amnesty- instead the State Government overhauled its infringement system.
Acting Police Minister Robin Scott released a statement on Thursday 19 May, saying “we have changed Victoria’s fines to make them simpler and clearer so that people can deal with them quickly without incurring unnecessary costs.
“Nobody likes to receive a fine but by redesigning the notices and using clearer language it makes the process of paying more efficient.”
The changes are meant to allow motorists to deal with their speeding and tolling fines faster with clearer and simpler infringement notices.
The easier-to-understand fines will now start appearing in letterboxes with other types of infringement notices to follow in the coming months.
The simplified online payment options have been altered to use simple language to inform people of their rights, including the right to have their fine reviewed where appropriate and their responsibilities when they receive a fine.
For more information about the new notices or to pay a fine, people can visit www.fines.vic.gov.au.
