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# VIC Drivers $473 Million Poorer
- URL: https://www.carexplore.com.au/vic-drivers-473-million-poorer/
- Published: 2025-06-17T01:00:10.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-17T01:00:10.000Z
- Description: Victoria collected $473 million in road camera fines in 2023–24, with all revenue reinvested into road upgrades and safety projects.
- Author: Dylan Anderson
- Tags: Car News, Victoria

The $473 million collected from [Victorian](https://www.carexplore.com.au/tag/victoria/) road safety camera fines in 2023–24 isn’t just disappearing into government pockets. Instead, every cent is funnelled into the **Better Roads Victoria Trust Account**, directly funding key infrastructure and road safety initiatives across the state.

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### What It’s Funding

These fines are being reinvested into:

- Road restoration and surface replacement
- Overtaking lanes
- Safer roundabouts
- Bridge strengthening

These upgrades aim to improve conditions for all road users, especially in regional areas where maintenance and upgrades are often most needed.

### The Bigger Picture

While the revenue may seem high, it’s only a fraction of the total financial burden road trauma places on Victoria. Speeding, mobile phone use, and failure to wear seatbelts cost the state an estimated **$4 to $6 billion** every year. Road safety cameras are considered one of the most effective ways to change driver behaviour and reduce this cost.

Research from the Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) shows a **47% drop in casualty crashes** where fixed speed and red-light cameras are installed.

### Most Drivers Aren’t Fined

Around 99% of motorists pass road safety cameras without issue—obeying the speed limit and traffic signals. Only a small percentage are fined, but those fines make a big impact on improving the road network.

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### Current Speeding Penalties (2025)

| Speed Over Limit      | Fine | Demerit Points | Licence Suspension |
| --------------------- | ---- | -------------- | ------------------ |
| Less than 10 km/h     | $247 | 1              | No                 |
| 10–24 km/h            | $395 | 3              | No                 |
| 25–29 km/h            | $543 | \-             | 3 months           |
| 30–34 km/h            | $642 | \-             | 3 months           |
| 35–39 km/h            | $741 | \-             | 6 months           |
| 40–44 km/h            | $840 | \-             | 6 months           |
| 45+ km/h              | $988 | \-             | 12 months          |
| 20–24 km/h (110 zone) | $395 | \-             | 3 months           |

### The Goal: Safer Roads

The point of these fines isn’t to rake in cash—it’s to reduce the devastating toll of road trauma in Victoria. With more investments in road upgrades and deterrence, authorities hope to keep drivers safer and road deaths down.

For more info, visit the Better Roads Victoria or VicRoads official websites.

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