MELBOURNE City Council will, from today, begin rolling out new $4 per hour parking charges, which will apply in most instances until after 7.30pm.
The time extension will net about $1.5 million extra in fees for the city council's coffers.
Also going up are the government's fine for not carrying a valid transport ticket, to $176, and for having your feet on the seats in a train, tram or bus, also to $176.
More than 12,000 people were fined in the financial year just ended for having their feet on seats on public transport, and at least 134,000 were fined for not having a valid ticket, according to the Department of Transport.
