Changes coming to photo radar fines

A report in the Polish press on Tuesday morning stated that income earned from fines is a lucrative venture for law enforcement authorities. A proposed change in the collection of fines, though, could see money from fine revenues being used to buy police cars, fuel and fund new buildings. Money from fines for speeding or driving through a red light, for instance, goes to the National Road Fund via the Interior Ministry. However, there is a plan to change the collection of fines, so that only roughly every fifth violation will go to the police budget, thanks to a draft amendment to the Road Transport Act prepared by the Interior Ministry, according to a report in Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.  According to the Opposition in the Polish Parliament, the Interior Ministry has proposed a dangerous mechanism. The more fines the police collect, the more money [is collected], a statement in the press said. The government has stated that the money will be absorbed into the budget.