£180,000 Speeding Fine

£180,000 Speeding Fine #378672 8th Jan 2010 7:04am
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 22,315 Moreton/Beirut/Mobile MattLFC OP Wiki Master
OP MattLFC Wiki Master Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 22,315 Moreton/Beirut/Mobile	Originally Posted by BBC News 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. In the latest case, the motorist was clocked speeding 57km/h (35mph) faster than the limit, according to the cantonal court in St Gallen, eastern Switzerland. "The accused ignored elementary traffic rules with a powerful vehicle out of a pure desire for speed," the court said in its judgement. Swiss media reported that the man owns a villa with five luxury cars, including the Ferrari. Maybe the should bring in fines like this for footballers in the UK... might make them think twice before speeding! BBC News Report My Facebook \| My Photography Website \| Ride TH13TEEN \| My LinkedIn \| My Twitter

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Re: £180,000 Speeding Fine MattLFC #378864 8th Jan 2010 6:20pm
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Capt_America Forum Addict Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,515 Wallasey	The Swiss authorities are getting fed up of rich people tearing round in very expensive cars with no regard for their law. There was some fuss recently when some Russian billionaires girlfriend crashed a Bugatti Veron supposedlu racing with a Ferrari? See you in cyberspace!