Revenue NSW figures show that Wagga drivers were hit with 1600 per cent more fines for exceeding the speed limit by 10 kilometres per hour or under last month compared with March 2020.

Across Wagga, Lake Albert and Kooringal there were 468 infringements issued by mobile cameras for the lowest level of speeding for total of more than $85,100 in fines.

The same suburbs a year ago saw a total of 27 infringements for exceeding the speed limit by 10 kilometres per hour or under for a total of $3267 in fines.

Drivers on Docker Street seem to have got the message after copping nearly 300 infringements and fines totaling almost $38,500 for low-level speeding over the four months since the warning signs were removed.

Drivers on the busy thoroughfare past Wagga Base Hospital saw just 11 infringements for low-level speeding last month, less than the 15 infringements recorded in March 2020 when warning signs were in place.

Wagga-based Nationals MLC Wes Fang, who has previously criticised the NSW government for removing the warning signs, said it was impossible to know if the policy had reduced speeding without more data.

"Given that the overall increase in the number of fines issued, I would imagine it is due the camera spending less time at that location rather than a change in driver behaviour," Mr Fang said.

"There's also been no drop in NSW road fatalities either, so there has been no change in driver behaviour, just increased odds that they are going to lose their licence, which has an impact on people's livelihoods."

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Transport for NSW did not respond to a request for comment prior to publication but the roads agency has previously defended removing warning signs, saying it will enforce safer driving at all times rather than just in front of cameras and fine revenue will go towards road safety.

The most fined area in Wagga last month was Tarcutta Street's southbound lanes, which saw 292 infringements for a total of more than $55,100 in fines for the lowest level of speeding.

Last month, the Wagga area with the second most infringements was Kincaid Street's eastbound lanes with 117 notices for a total of more than $21,200 in fines.

The same location in March 2020, when warning signs were in place, recorded just one infringement and a fine of $280.

Labor roads spokesman John Graham said the government had a "fine-mania" and "drivers will lose their licences in record numbers" while "fine revenue is going through the roof".

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