Victoria police union flags possible ban on issuing speeding tickets as pay dispute escalates

Officers will no longer penalise most speeding drivers and stop taking on extra duties if ballot succeeds

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Police in Victoria will vote on whether to stop issuing fines to most speeding drivers as a bitter pay dispute threatens to drag into the new year.

If the ballot to step up their ongoing industrial action is successful, officers would no longer penalise most speeding drivers, refuse to appear in court and stop taking on extra duties.

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