WA motorists avoided more than 10,000 fines and demerit point penalties while driving fleet vehicles last year because their employers failed to identify the driver caught on camera speeding or running red lights.
New statistics show employers did not name drivers responsible for almost 10 per cent of the more than 108,000 camera infringements involving vehicles registered to companies and agencies last year.
A company that tells police it does not know who was behind the wheel must pay double the speeding or red light fine. But the driver avoids the demerit points.
Three government departments were among those organisations that failed several times last year to name the driver responsible, while some private companies almost never nominated who was behind the wheel and one WA car dealership paid more than 100 fines.Shadow police minister Michelle Roberts said tougher penalties were needed to make companies more accountable.
"The pictures are generally very clear and they should be able to identify their own staff," she said. "People are basically using it to not get demerit points and keep their licences when they normally might lose them."
Mrs Roberts said there was no excuse for government departments failing to identify drivers.
In NSW, companies that fail to nominate a driver can face fines of up to $11,000 plus the original infringement penalties.
Police Minister Liza Harvey hoped the police visits to company managers would have an effect. She would monitor the result and consider amending the law if required.
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