In Australia police are funded at the state level, and most fines go to the state, but parking fines etc. go to the local councils. The benefit is that you get

In Australia police are funded at the state level, and most fines go to the state, but parking fines etc. go to the local councils. The benefit is that you get more consistency between police training across the state and pooled resources. Certainly I think the police are more trusted here.