Parking fines to rise by 60pc

THE Executive Council has endorsed raising the penalties for parking and other traffic offences by more than 60 per cent.

Parking fines go up from $200 to $320.

Moving offences will increase from the existing maximum of $280 to $450.

Under present legislation, fixed penalties apply to 60 offences, with penalties of $140, $200 and $280, depending on the seriousness of the offence.

These fines will go up to $230, $320 and $450.

The Government also proposed including a fixed penalty for taxi drivers who fail to wait at or pick up from the first or second position at a stand.

There have been an increasing number of complaints about drivers picking and choosing the fares they pick up. Many cars simply drive past the taxi stands.