Swedish Motorist Facing World’s Biggest Speeding Fine Of $1Million
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A Swedish man has been handed what is believed to be the world’s largest speeding fine, which is expected to cost him £650,000.
The 37-year-old man was driving at two and a half times the speed limit in his £140,000 Mercedes when he was pulled over by traffic police in Switzerland.
They said he was travelling so fast it took him some distance to stop.
The motorist was travelling faster than any other person to be caught speeding in the country, according to prosecutors.
In Switzerland, speeding fines are calculated using a formula that takes into consideration on the income of the motorist and the severity of the speed.
The man is now facing the highest possible penalty of 300 days of fines at £2,166 a day – a total of £650,000.
http://www.theblogismine.com/2010/08/12/swedish-motorist-facing-worlds-biggest-s...
The 37-year-old man was driving at two and a half times the speed limit in his £140,000 Mercedes when he was pulled over by traffic police in Switzerland.
They said he was travelling so fast it took him some distance to stop.
The motorist was travelling faster than any other person to be caught speeding in the country, according to prosecutors.
In Switzerland, speeding fines are calculated using a formula that takes into consideration on the income of the motorist and the severity of the speed.
The man is now facing the highest possible penalty of 300 days of fines at £2,166 a day – a total of £650,000.
http://www.theblogismine.com/2010/08/12/swedish-motorist-facing-worlds-biggest-s...
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