Parking fines jumped to $80 in Warrnambool this week, with motorists expected to fork out $680,000 in fines and penalties in the next 12 months.
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The $10 increase on July 1 comes after a three-year freeze on parking fine increases which had kept the penalty at $70.
Motorists were handed $626,000 in fines and infringements last financial year, and with the $10 increase drivers are now expected to pay out an extra $54,000 this year.
The city council's director of corporate strategies Peter Utri said of that $626,000, the council collected $439,000 from those who paid their fines.
The remaining $187,000 was the amount motorists were charged after they failed to pay up, and the matter had to go through the court system.
Mr Utri said the council was given a portion of the money through the courts, and some was kept by Fines Victoria.
Of the projected $680,000 motorists are predicted to fork out this year, Mr Utri said $490,000 is expected to come from those who pay their fines, while $190,000 will be recovered through the court system.
"This is across the entire municipality not just the CBD. If fines are paid on time, council does not receive these additional recovery costs," the council said in a statement.
About 38 per cent of council's fine revenue comes from additional costs incurred through the court.
Mr Utri said parking fines had not increased for three years, "so it's really a bit of a catch up".
Manager of Financial Services David Harrington said while the council was expecting to bring in more revenue from parking fines, it wasn't expecting more fines to be handed out.
The council expects to rake in $1.5 million in parking fees on top of the $680,000 in fines and infringements.
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