By 9News Staff
Publication Date: 2026-03-19 18:59:00
The number of Perth Drivers are hit with seatbelt fines artificial intelligence-based cameras has skyrocketed, with tens of millions of dollars in fines levied for 40,000 in the last five months.
Hundreds Driver Those who argue their fines are unfair are preparing to take their cases to court Court but there is no apology from the head of state policeman.
When Olivia Wood’s eight-year-old daughter’s seat belt broke on the Kwinana Highway in Salter Point, it almost cost the Perth nurse her license.
“I always make sure my kids are buckled in at the start of the trip and throughout the trip,” she told 9News.
But Wood was hit with eight errors and a $550 fine.
“You can actually see in the picture that her seatbelt is on. She may have temporarily adjusted her knee,” Wood said.
She is one of…
