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Overdue fines

Make a payment

If your fine is overdue, make a payment as soon as possible to avoid any further penalties and enforcement actions.

If payment is made after the due date of the penalty reminder notice, further costs will apply.

When you pay an overdue fine or fee, you must include any late charges in your payment.

To check your balance, log into myEnforcement Order. To login, you'll need to enter the reference number on your overdue notice and postcode.

You'll also need to enter at least one of the following as proof of identification:

  • driver's licence number
  • Centrelink number
  • date of birth
  • ACN/ABN.

If you've lost your notice, contact us or complete the enquiry form.

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    Pay now

    The easiest way to pay your overdue fine or fee is to pay online.
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    Payment options

    You can pay by phone, BPAY, in person or by mail.

What you can do

If there is a problem with your overdue fine you can

  • ask for your fine to be reviewed
  • talk to us about setting up a payment plan
  • ask someone you trust to talk to us about your situation
  • apply for a write off if you’re facing serious financial, medical or other problems
  • apply to pay off your fine by doing approved unpaid work or completing activities
  • apply to put your fine on hold if you are in prison
  • contact us if you need more information about your overdue fine.

Request a review of enforcement costs

You can request a review just for the enforcement costs that have been added to your fine. A review of the costs can be completed for any fine type.

You will need to explain why you are appealing the costs, including if you didn’t receive the original fine, why you didn’t.  Other supporting documentation may be required

To apply for a review of the enforcement costs

  • Log in to MyEnforcement Order using the overdue fine reference number.
  • Select “Review your overdue fine”, then the overdue fine you want reviewed and choose ‘review enforcement costs”.
  • Fill in all the details and attach any supporting documents

Manage your fine online

Update your details and give us your email address to receive your overdue fines and other notices by email.

myEnforcement Order

You can use myEnforcement Order online to:

  • pay your overdue fine
  • apply to pay by instalments
  • check the status of your overdue fine.

What happens if you don’t pay

If you don’t pay a fine after we've sent a penalty reminder notice:

  • we’ll begin action to recover the debt from you and you'll be charged $65 (for an adult) or $25 (for a minor)
  • we may charge additional amounts if further enforcement action is taken.

This is why you need to pay as soon as possible, or contact us if you can’t pay immediately so we can come to an arrangement.

Enforcement actions

If your overdue fine is still unpaid we're authorised to take the following actions.

Driving restrictions

If your fine is unpaid, we may:

  • suspend your driver licence
  • cancel your vehicle registration
  • restrict you from conducting business with Transport for NSW.

You’ll usually need to pay all outstanding fines before you can apply to get your licence or registration back.

In some cases, we can negotiate to lift restrictions when overdue fines are still owing.

Visit the NSW Justice website to find out about penalties for driver licence disqualification.

When driving restrictions are applied a cost of $40 is applied to your outstanding balance.

Contact us if you have more questions about driving restrictions.

Seize your property

In some cases, we can seize your belongings to sell at auction as a way to enforce payment.

When a property seizure order is issued a cost of up to of $65 is applied to your outstanding balance.

Deduct money from your wage or bank account

We can ask your employer to deduct money from your wage and send it to us until all your overdue fines are paid.

  • Your employer will receive an ‘employer garnishee order’ which they must action immediately.
  • Failure to cooperate or provide accurate information could result in legal prosecution.

We can also ask your bank to deduct money from your bank account to pay your overdue fines.

When a garnishee order is issued, a cost of up to $65 is applied to your outstanding balance.

You may apply to a court to vary or suspend a garnishee order if one is issued against you.  The court can also order that the amount deducted be repaid to you.  Contact the Department of Justice for more information on how to make an application.

Take you to court

We can summon you to attend court so we can examine your financial situation. This will determine what kind of enforcement action we take next if the fine remains unpaid.

If you are summoned to attend court a cost of up to $65 is applied to your outstanding balance.

Register an interest in property you own

We can place a charge on land that you own until you’ve paid all outstanding fines.

When a charge on land is requested a cost of up to of $65 is applied to your outstanding balance.

Do you need financial, legal or other support? You can contact help and support services.

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