Anyway, my point was that the fines dispensed nowadays are sensible. As for the future, DPAs know very well that the instant they go rogue, ie. distribute disproportionate fines or misinterpret the law, their decisions will be reversed by an appeal court. It already happened, in fact.
edit: I just read this on the website of my govt:
> The court that sentences the offender is free to set the amount of the fine, but not to exceed the maximum amount set for that offence.
Turns out judges here have even more leeway than my DPA! The finepocalypse should come any day from now. And don't get me started on courts of assizes.