Vince Colosimo

Australian actor Vince Colosimo is set to contest allegations he was issued 169 traffic fines while disqualified from driving.

First of all you've got to find out where all of the fines are from ... 'I'm sure he's taking all of the steps to organise a defence. His mate has borrowed the car,' a source said. 'I don't even think it's possible to run up that many fines ... it sounds extraordinarily large to have that many fines,' one source said. A source told Daily Mail Australia Colosimo maintained he had not incurred the traffic fines himself because he had loaned his Peugeot to a 'mate'. "His friend has had the car and that gentleman has made a statement saying that he had it all of the time that Vince was suspended from driving. Colosimo and his legal team are said to be in the process of working through the fines to ascertain not only how they accumulated, but who might have been behind the wheel and when. Prosecutor Bianca Moleta told the court Colosimo had lost his licence again twice through demerit points while disqualified for fines incurred and issued to him in recent years while his licence was cancelled. Word of the unpaid fines appeared to come as a shock to both Colosimo and his lawyer George Vassis, who quickly turned around to address his client seated behind him. Film and legal sources close to Colosimo have told Daily Mail Australia the star disputed the number and total dollar values of the fines he allegedly racked up. EXCLUSIVE: Vince Colosimo to fight $65,215 in traffic fines he allegedly racked up while disqualified - as cops consider whether to appeal his slap on the wrist for driving while on ice