I can only speak for the NSW system and the points system of having 12 points on a driving licence is a good one except that, in my opinion, 12 points are too many or the number of points used when an offence is committed are not enough. The length of time that before points are reinstated could be too short. If people who break the road laws are not punished in a meaningful way, they will continue to ignore the laws. Reduce the number of points that are lost when an infringement occurs or increase the number of points lost. Fines are not the answer because of the need for a government to be aware of the disparity in incomes. We are retired and on a low income so a fine of $250.00 will be more of an imposition than someone on $1200.00pw.

Neither of us has been fined in the past couple of decades because we try and stay within the speed limits and the parking rules. In saying that we often get "tailgated" by impatient drivers who want us to get out of the way. I am amused by those people who complain about this council or that council that has a huge income from parking fines as if it's somehow the council that made the motorist park illegally. I'm not trying to be a righteous pain in the neck when I say that staying within the rules will, without question, stop people being fined.

I'm a pensioner and I think it's grossly unfair that I have to pay the same fine as a multimillionaire. Just to be clear, I've never lost a point off my license or had a parking fine. I can't afford to break the road rules and I often get tailgated because I have the unmitigated gall to stay on or slightly under the speed limit.

Simply adhere to the speed limit which, apart from not incurring a speeding fine, it may also save a life! 

The obsession with speeding fines by the various State Governments shows that it is mainly revenue chasing as the road tolls continue to climb.

For those complaining about being tailgated whilst traveling at the speed limit, I'll ask are they actually in the appropriate lane and how accurate is their speedometer?  My 2013 model car has a big digital speed read out that looks so right.  But it's not.  At an indicated 100kmh, the true speed is 94kmh.  To travel at the speed limit of 110kmh, the indicated speed shows a 118.  This discrepancy is from within the computer read out as the trip meter is accurate to within 10 metres over distances of over 100 kilometres.  As the ADRs only apply to under-reading, this error is something that will not be corrected by the dealer. This seems to be consistent with this model as I have more than once come up behind one where they are travelling this 6 to 8 kmh below the posted speed limit.

Officially there is no discretion allowed in the applying of the speed limits but I have not heard of anyone receiving a ticket for under 10kmh.  The reports of people being "done" for 2 or 4 kmh over are many, but no-one I know has been "pinged" for that.

And the use of handheld mobile phones while driving is a (potentially) big earner in Queensland since the implementation of the phone/seat belt cameras.  Millions of dollars worth of fines have been issued, but no indication that they are either being paid or bringing down the rate of use.  The problem with BlueToothing is that everyone in the car can hear both sides of the conversation.  Something some people may not be comfortable with.