Victorian state budget 2024-25: Phone and seatbelt fines add$259m to bottom line
Rising car registration and hi-tech cameras are set to pump almost $250m into the public purse. See how much you’ll pay.
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Drivers failing to buckle up and those caught using their phones while behind the wheel are expected to pump hundreds of millions more dollars into state coffers.
The portable hi-tech cameras introduced in 2023, combined with higher traffic volumes, are forecast to raise $249m for the Department of Justice.
All fines are set to rise by 2.75 per cent taking a single penalty unit to $196.80, up $4.80.
In 2023 the cost of a penalty unit jumped by $8 (4.5 per cent) to $192.
Vehicle taxes including registration and transfer duty are set to bring in $3.6bn in 2024/25, boosted by the ongoing delivery of vehicles delayed by supply chain disruptions during Covid.
Rego fees will rise by 2.75 per cent taking the fee for a car garaged in metro Melbourne from $876 to $901.
Vehicles garaged in outer metro areas will cost $843 while motorists living in rural Victoria will pay $775 to register their cars.
The new fees will kick in on July 1 and concessions, including free rego for apprentices, are expected to continue.
The rego fee includes a Transport Accident Commission charge which goes towards a scheme that provides medical treatment, lost wages and lump sum compensation to people who have suffered injury or death in a motor vehicle accident.
In 2023 only the TAC premium was indexed while the registration fee was frozen.
Both elements of the fee will be indexed in 2024/25.