Aussie mum with no licence or car fined thousands for traffic offences
An Aussie mum has copped thousands of dollars worth of traffic fines, despite not owning a car or holding a valid driver's licence.
Victorian woman Tamara, 32, claims that she has received 16 different infringement notices this year alone in relation to 14 different licence plate numbers, and none of them are hers.
The incorrect fines have been sent to her from as far back as 2022.
Several of the alleged offences captured on road safety cameras show bearded men behind the wheel.
"Clearly, I don't have a beard. The person in the picture is a male. Anyone with eyes can see it's not me," she told A Current Affair.
The saga has badly impacted her mental health and she has called on both the police and road officials in the state to overhaul the system to prevent other people from ending up in the same situation as her.
The mum fears that her identity or her expired licence number may have been compromised during Optus' mass data breach two years ago.
"I am not the driver. I don't drive a vehicle, I don't even have a licence. I have no idea what to think actually because it is unexplainable."
"It doesn't make any sense and it shouldn't make any sense in anyone's eyes. It doesn't add up and it's clearly fraudulent."
Lawyer Justin Lawrence agrees with the 32-year-old and said that she is entitled to challenge the fines.
"There is a system glitch there somewhere and she's entitled to challenge those fines. The system relies on the information that it has. If the information is inaccurate, then the system can't work," he said.
Tamara has made a formal complaint to Victoria Police in a bid to clear her name, and they are now working with Fines Victoria to "investigate the circumstances around these incidents and resolve these matters".
"Members of the public who believe they have been falsely nominated for a traffic infringement should contact Fines Victoria," a statement from the police read.
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