Minister for Public Works, Meteorological Services and Transport Ro Filipe Tuisawau says recent amendments to the traffic infringement regulations will give motorists more flexibility in clearing long-outstanding fines, while improving compliance and revenue collection for the Government.
The new laws are to be gazetted soon.
Tuisawau explained that under the current framework, individuals issued with a Traffic Infringement Notice (TIN) were given three options to deal with their fines, dispute the TIN in court, pay the fine, or submit a statutory declaration to transfer liability within 90 days.
“Failure to take any of these actions within the prescribed 90-day period resulted in the suspension of both driver licence renewal and vehicle registration renewal,” he said.
“The recent amendments introduce added flexibility by easing the rigid 90-day statutory timeframe for fine payments.”
The minister said the changes will allow customers—especially those with outstanding fines dating back to 2017–2022—to enter into a structured payment plan with the Land Transport Authority.
However, he stressed that in order to qualify, all fines issued from 1 January 2023 to date must be cleared first.
The initiative is intended to give individuals and businesses “a more manageable pathway” to settle overdue penalties.
“The Payment Plan will strictly apply only to the range of TINs covered under the signed agreement. Any TIN issued outside of the approved list must be cleared separately, regardless of the date the TIN was issued. Defaulting on scheduled payments will result in the cancellation of the agreement,” Tuisawau said.
He added that the amendment is expected to reduce unrecovered penalties, improve administrative efficiency, and boost government revenue.
