Wanganui fine dodgers owe more than $5 million in unpaid traffic fines, new figures reveal.
Almost 6000 Wanganui drivers have piled up unpaid traffic-offence fines at Whanganui District Court, according to Ministry of Justice figures.
More than 1310 drivers owe money for driver licence offences, which includes driving while disqualified or driving without a licence, or with an expired licence.
Another 4727 have overdue fines for regulatory driving offences such as speeding, drink driving, and parking offences, and 2946 are yet to front up on vehicle registration and roadworthiness offences including driving an unregistered vehicle, or having faulty lights.
The largest overdue Wanganui fine for a single infringement is $9510 for vehicle registration and roadworthiness offences. It has been owing for 590 days.