July 13, 2015
Kingaroy police will be out in force over the next week as part of the back-to-school crackdown on speeding drivers.
Acting Senior Sergeant Brent Gerber said today police would be patrolling school zones to ensure motorists kept to the speed limit.
He said police also conducted 98 random breath tests over the weekend in the Kingaroy area. No drink drivers were detected but eight infringement notices were issues for other offences.
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All Queensland fines have just gone up.
Since 2000, “penalty units” – the basis for how most fines are calculated – have risen from $70 to $113.85.
On July 1, they rose again to $117.80.
For example, the penalty for driving without due care and attention is a maximum of 40 penalty units or six months jail; therefore the maximum fine for the offence is now $4712.
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A 20-year-old man has received a $117 on-the-spot fine for public urination.
The man relieved himself on the wall of a business in Haly Street, Kingaroy, at 12:15am on Saturday.
