Motorists owe more than $50 million just to Melbourne's inner city councils and a large part of that is written off as doubtful debt.
At last count, Victorian councils were owed a total $140 million in unpaid parking fines and associated fees, according to the Municipal Association of Victoria.
Since then, in 2006, the State Government introduced sanctions for fine-dodgers, including wheel clamping or suspension of registration.
Attorney-General Rob Hulls said yesterday the new measures were sending "a clear message to the community that ignoring your fines does not make them go away".
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/motorists-stall-140-million-parking-fines
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/age-australia
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/parking-pricing
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/australia