Court service maintains strong fines collection rate

Eighty-six per cent of the value of Sheriff Court fines imposed during the three-year period between 1st April 2014 and 31 March 2017 have either been paid or are on track to be paid consistent with the figure at 17 January 2018.

Of JP Court fines imposed from 1 April to 31 December 2017, 81% by value has been paid or is on track to be paid by instalments.

Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service chief operations officer David Fraser said: “Jeopardising your travel plans is just not worth it. The fines enforcement teams continue to be highly effective in securing unpaid fines so ignoring your fine and not speaking to an enforcement officer if you are having difficulty paying is very unwise.

“Failure to pay, or to engage with our officers, will result in strong sanctions being taken including the inconvenience and embarrassment of being arrested when travelling abroad.”