Tickets galore

Around 1,287 infractions for transport services without a permit – which includes car-sharing application Uber – were registered in 2016, a considerable 260 per cent yearly jump from the previous year, while taxi-service related infractions decreased 18.2 per cent to 4,125 cases, according to data provided by the Public Security Police Force (PSP).
More than 1 million infractions of the MSAR traffic law and regulations were registered in 2016, a 32.1 per cent yearly increase, of which illegal parking infractions represented almost 94 per cent of the total, with a considerable 34.8 per cent yearly increase from the previous year.
A total of 14,353 infractions for speeding in public lanes were registered in 2016, which represented a 24.2 per cent decrease from the previous year. However, speeding infractions on the Nobre de Carvalho Bridge – where only public buses and taxis can drive – saw a considerable surge from 6 infractions in 2015 to 319 infractions in 2016.
The locking of illegally parked vehicles in areas with parking meters decreased by 2.5 per cent to 8,872 while vehicles locked for illegal parking in public lanes increased by 6 per cent year-on-year to 2,520. A total of 619 vehicles were removed for illegal parking in public lanes, while no information was provided on vehicles removed from paying parking spots.
Around MOP207 million (US$25.9 million) was collected for traffic violation fines in 2016, a nearly 14 per cent yearly increase from the previous year, as reported by Business Daily previously.
The latest data indicates that an average of four fines were handed out for each of the 250,871 vehicles registered in the MSAR as at the end of 2016, with an average of MOP824 demanded per vehicle.