Speeding fines for lead foot public servants

SA Police issued 5 separate fines totalling $11,157 to staff driving Fleet SA government-owned autos between April and September final 12 months.

The most costly expiation discover value $2373. It included a $1800 “company price” and $67 “reminder price”.

SA Police caught one authorities staffer driving 106km/h in a 90km/h zone, with one other pinged for driving 67km/h in a 50km/h space. Different fines had been issued to workers driving 10km/h or much less over the velocity restrict.

No MPs had been caught dashing whereas driving government-owned autos over the previous 12 months.

The federal government mandates that drivers of government-owned autos should pay visitors infringement notices on behalf of the company for which they work.

The dashing offences had been dedicated in Dry Creek, West Seaside, Goodwood, Adelaide and North Adelaide.

The knowledge was launched to the Opposition following a freedom of data request.

The Opposition had requested entry to all dashing fines acquired by Fleet SA autos for the reason that March 2022 state election and February 14 this 12 months.

The paperwork are actually publicly out there on the Division of Treasury and Finance’s freedom of data on-line disclosure log.

In accordance with the South Australian Authorities Financing Authority, the federal government on June 30 final 12 months owned 6773 passenger, SUV and light-weight business autos.