Speeding fines surge: Drivers will now get fined up to $1,800 if they're caught breaking the limit
- Speeding fines set to soar in certain parts of the country by as much as $1500
- South Australian drivers to pay much more with sweeping changes to fines
- Drivers caught speeding 45km/h over the limit will now pay $1,472 in fines
- Queensland drivers will also have to pay more from pocket come start of July
- NSW drivers still suffer some of the highest penalties for speeding in the country
Speeding fines are set to soar in certain parts of the country with costs jumping as much as $1,500.
South Australian drivers caught speeding between 30-45km/h over the speed limit will have to pay $1,472 instead of $920.
Drivers caught speeding above 45km/h will be slapped with a $1,658, up from $1,036, ABC reported.
Businesses will now have to pay $1,800 if an employee is caught speeding in a company car - the figure is a drastic uptick to the usual $300 fine.
Speeding fines are set to soar in certain parts of the country with costs jumping as much as $1,500 (stock image)
South Australian drivers caught speeding between 30-45k/h over the speed limit will have to pay $1,472 instead of $920 (stock image)
'We're going to increase the corporate fee from $300 to $1,800, so there'll be a very significant financial disincentive for bosses and companies to protect the brainless idiots within their business or company who are speeding,' the state's treasurer Rob Lucas said.
The South Australian Government will usher in the new fines on top of various other fee hikes - such as hospital parking and public transport fares - in a bid to plug the state's GST hole.
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Mr Lucas said he hoped the increase would make up $79 million of a $500 million reduction in expected GST revenue. The state treasurer noted he had no sympathy for speeding drivers.
'As [former treasurer] Kevin Foley said, this is a voluntary form of taxation, you don't have to pay speeding fines of any size,' Mr Lucas was quoted saying.
'If you decide you're going to speed at 30, 40 or 50kph greater than the speed limit, then you deserve to be whacked.'
Queensland drivers will also be paying more as the state government looks to increase speeding fines come July.
In Queensland, the fine for driving 13-20km/h above the speed limit will spike from $261 to $267.
As it is, the most a driver can pay for speeding is $1,218 and that is if they speed 40km/h over the limit.
Eight demerit points and a six month licence suspension will also be handed to them.
Despite the jump in prices, New South Wales still has one of the highest penalty rates for speeding drivers in the country.
A NSW driver caught speeding 45km/h over the speed limit can be slapped with a massive $2,435 fine, six demerit points and a six month suspension.
Anyone caught driving between 30km/h and 45km/h will be handed a $903 fine, five demerit points and three month suspension.
Victorian drivers caught caught speeding more than 45km/h over the speed limit will have to pay $806 and stop driving for 12 months.
Queensland drivers will also be paying more as the state government looks to increase speeding fines come July (stock image)
