Traffic infringements

Privately owned vehicles

A traffic infringement notice is issued, in the first instance, to the registered owner of the offending vehicle identified in the photograph:

• if you were the driver named on the notice, you must pay the notice in full by the due date shown on the notice
• if you were not the driver named on the notice, do not pay the notice. Scroll down this page to the ‘nominating the driver’ section and follow the steps.

Business owned vehicles

If the vehicle is registered to a business, a notice requesting information (NRI) will be issued to the company:

• the responsible person for the business must, by the compliance date shown on the notice, provide the details of the driver or person in charge of the vehicle at the time of the alleged offence
• the nominated driver will then be issued with the infringement notice, which is a modified penalty to that endorsed on the NRI
• if the required details cannot be ascertained or provided, the business must pay the modified penalty (double the individual penalty) by the payment due date
• scroll down this page to the ‘business owned vehicle’ section of this page and follow the steps.

On-the-spot notices

Hand written and electronic on-the-spot general traffic infringement notices are issued to an individual identified by a police officer, or other authorised person, at the time a traffic offence is identified.

The notice must be paid in full within 28 days of the issue date on the notice.

Completed driver nomination forms for privately owned vehicles and notice requesting information for business owned vehicles can be mailed to:

Infringement Management & Operations
Locked Bag 40
Perth Business Centre
WA 6849

Contact Infringement Services on (08) 9320 4444 for advice if you are unsure about your obligations.

Privately owned vehicles

If you were not the driver of the vehicle or the vehicle was sold prior to the time of offence, you are responsible for nominating the correct person. 

You have 28 days from the issue date of the infringement notice to supply the details of the driver or person in charge.

Complete the statement Part ‘F' on the infringement notice with their full details (name, date of birth and current address) and include the original infringement notice.

Once received, police will issue a new infringement to the nominated driver.

Business owned vehicles

The responsible person for a business owned vehicle is required to provide the details of the driver in the notice requesting information form (PDF, 60KB). 

Complete Division 1 ‘Driver or person in charge – known’, with their details (name, date of birth and current address) and include the original notice requesting information.

Complete Division 2 if the vehicle was stolen at the time of offence or Division 3 if the driver is unknown.

If you were the driver of the vehicle and wish to have an infringement notice dealt with by a court do not pay the infringement notice.

Advise in writing before the due date of your election to have the matter heard by a court to Infringement Management & Operations (preferably accompanied with a statutory declaration (PDF, 21KB)).

You should complete you advise in writing in the presence of a police officer if your election is via 'court election'.

In all cases when advising in writing, the registration number of the vehicle, any reference numbers and a telephone contact number must be included.

Visit the Department of Transport website or your local licensing centre for your demerit points information.

Visit the drink and drug driving offences page for information.