Gov’t to Clamp Down on Unpaid Traffic Tickets

Posted by Nationwide Newsnet | 3 Mar, 2017

Government intends to clamp down on motorists with unpaid traffic tickets, as it seeks to collect ‘billions’ outstanding in fees.

Justice Minister, Delroy Chuck, says there’re approximately 70,000 warrants to be served for unpaid traffic fines.

He’s warning motorists to make arrangements to pay.

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Minister Chuck was speaking during today’s sitting of Parliament’s Standing Finance Committee.

He says he’s expecting a 95-percent increase in the collection of fines.

Opposition Spokesman on Finance, Dr. Peter Phillips, questioned Minister chuck about whether this was a revenue measure.

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