Drivers in Victoria were issued more than 1.1 million toll road infringements in the past financial year, placing a huge burden on the justice system.

The Department of Justice enforces the infringements if drivers do not pay toll road charges for travelling on CityLink and EastLink.

Figures obtained under freedom-of-information laws showed that motorists racked up more than 697,400 infringements on CityLink and exceeded 489,700 on EastLink for 2016/17.

In total more than 739,000 infringements on the toll roads progressed to the "enforcement order stage" in the 2016/17 financial year, which is a step before a warrant is issued and the matter could end up in court.