Friday, January 8, 2010

$290,000 Speeding Ticket

Next time you get your hundred dollar speeding or parking ticket just no that it could always be worse; three extra zeros worse.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8446545.stm

"A Swiss millionaire has been handed down a record speeding fine of $290,000 (£180,000) by a court.

The man was reportedly caught driving a red Ferrari Testarossa at 137km/h (85mph) through a village.

The penalty was calculated based on the unnamed motorist's wealth - assessed by the court as $22.7m (£14.1m) - and because he was a repeat offender.

It is more than double Switzerland's previous record speeding fine - handed to a Porsche driver in Zurich in 2008.
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