Thousands of speeding fines thrown out in Victoria due to confusing speed limit change
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Thousands of speeding fines are set to be scrapped in Victoria after the state’s camera watchdog ruled motorists weren’t being treated fairly.
After a two-month investigation, Road Safety Camera Commissioner Neville Taylor recommended that drivers pinged in a 40km/h zone at the intersection of Nepean Highway and Davey Street in Frankston should be excused.

The drivers were nabbed on the highway between April 15 and June 16 of this year.

Thousands of speeding fines are set to be scrapped in Victoria. (Nine)

Taylor found the stretch highway had different speed limits for different stretches at different times.

Locals in Frankston have told 9News Melbourne that the recommendation was a complete relief.

Seaford businessman Adam Ray received six fines in the space of three weeks at the Davey Street intersection.

“It’s been a 60km/h zone for a very long time,” he told 9News Melbourne.

“All the fines, I was under 60km/h so to be hit with $100 (of fines) in a short time was pretty scary actually.”

Police have accepted the recommendations and Fines Victoria has already started refunding the money. (Nine)

Maria Daveron also received two fines of her own. 

“I’m not a hoon, I was never a hoon,” she told 9News Melbourne.

“Like a lot of people, I was just going about my day-to-day, travelling through the intersection.”

The road safety camera commissioner found the number of people detected for going over 40km/h “skyrocketed” during April and June.

“I’ve recommended due to the exceptional circumstances around the speed limit reduction processes that because people were likely confused about it,” Taylor said.

“People detected between 40km/hand 60km/h an hour (should have) their offences excused.”

Police have accepted the recommendations and Fines Victoria has already started refunding the money.

The Department of Transport will also be returning demerit points to affected drivers.

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