More than $1 million has been recouped from Southern fine dodgers.
Driver Licence Stop Orders (DLSOs), which threaten loss of licence over unpaid fines, came into force in February last year.
Since then, $20.4 million has been collected nationally, including $1,085,474 in Southland and Otago district courts.
The Dunedin District Court has collected the largest amount, $434,775, followed by Invercargill with $327,012.
The orders can be imposed on anyone who has failed to pay traffic-related fines imposed by a court, police or local government authority, or court-imposed reparations for traffic-related offences.
Dunedin National list MP Michael Woodhouse said nearly 19,500 people nationally who were not paying their fines had now done so or were doing so.
''This is taxpayer money and National's message is clear - pay what you owe,'' he said.
At present, only 27 driver licences are suspended. A further 11 that were suspended have been returned as the fines have been paid.
By the end of January, nearly 12,000 warning letters had been sent out, with about 500 new notices sent out each week.
