There's a sizable difference between an outstanding debt and being able to actually collect that debt.
The simple facts are, that unpaid fines run into the hundreds of millions in each State - and despite the full force of the Law, enforcement regimes, and legislation galore - unpaid fines continue to increase and yobs continue to thumb their nose at them.
The jails are full, and virtually no-one goes to jail for unpaid fines any more.
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