SA Government fees and charges will rise an average 2.2 per cent, which SA Treasurer calls ’modest’

REGISTERING a car in South Australia is set to cost up to an extra $20 from July 1, while speeding drivers will be slugged more as part of widespread increases in fees and rates.

Speeding drivers will be slugged more as part of increases to a range of fees in the State Budget.

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REGISTERING a car in South Australia is set to cost up to an extra $20 from July 1, while speeding drivers will be slugged more as part of widespread increases in fees and rates.

The annual water bill for the average residential customer will rise by more than $6 to $782.27, with a similar rise in the water supply charge to $292.40.

Among other price hikes, a four-week public transport pass will rise by $2.70 to $124.50 and a 10-year driver’s licence will now cost $430, an increase of $10.

Government fees and charges are adjusted each year to meet the cost of providing services and Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis described this year’s 2.2 per cent average increase as “modest” and the second lowest in two decades.

“The cost of delivering services to the community increases each year,” he said.

“The State Government meets this challenge by indexing fees and charges on an annual basis, avoiding the need for a much larger increase every few years.”

The fine for drivers caught speeding by less than 10km/h will rise $4 to $170, while those caught doing between 10km/h and 20km/h above the limit will now pay $371, up $8.

Revenue from fines and penalties in the coming financial year is expected to be $141.1 million — an almost identical prediction for the current period.

However, Budget papers show that estimate will fall $14 million short because of lower detections from fixed cameras and delays associated with these cameras coming online.

Taking into account compulsory third party insurance, the cost of registering a vehicle with four cylinders or less will be $523.75, a $14.75 increase.

That figures rises to $652.75 for cars with five or six cylinders, and $765.75 for those with seven or more, an increase of $19.75.

A single trip public transport ticket will go from $5.30 to $5.40, while a MetroCard single fare rises marginally to $3.62.