| The excuse we have been given is that most fine defaulters have no fixed abode, keep moving addresses, and cannot be found. |
| All 13 of Waterford's tax defaulters were penalised for non-payment of income tax and for being the holders of bogus non-resident bank accounts. |
| At present, non-payment of a fine leads to courts serving warrants on defaulters. |
| The principal change proposed in this legislation is to allow bailiffs to execute warrants to collect money owed by fines defaulters. |
| If defaulters don't come forward, they will face charges and the public ignominy of being named. |
| It will also discourage defaulters, who will fear black marks on their credit record. |
