MOTORISTS flouting parking regulations in Whanganui have racked up nearly $300,000 in unpaid fines.
According to the Whanganui District Council there is $287,863 in outstanding parking infringements accumulated in the 12 months to February this year.
Bryan Nicholson, council's regulatory and customer services manager, said all unpaid fines were lodged with the Whanganui District Court for collection.
"The council doesn't use a debt collection agency for parking fines. They're lodged with the district court and from there the court's collection units are responsible for the recovery," Mr Nicholson said.
He said at the moment the council was receiving about $25,000 a month from the collections unit recovering historic parking fines.