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Brianrietta 01-07-2010 12:35 PM
$290,000 speeding ticket
 
Quote:
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.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8446545.stm

Shelling out a few hundred here doesn't seem that bad now.

Greenstoner 01-07-2010 12:56 PM
This system is pretty cool, pay the fine by indivisual's wealth

FN-2199 01-07-2010 01:06 PM
Holy crap.
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dohboi 01-07-2010 01:08 PM
he might as well just give them his ferrari to pay for it

jeff_alexander 01-07-2010 01:17 PM
This system won't work for all the rich kids in the lower mainland with no wealth of their own but live off their parents.

Vale46Rossi 01-07-2010 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by jeff_alexander (Post 6759215)
This system won't work for all the rich kids in the lower mainland with no wealth of their own but live off their parents.
this is so true.

penner2k 01-07-2010 01:35 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jeff_alexander (Post 6759215)
This system won't work for all the rich kids in the lower mainland with no wealth of their own but live off their parents.
Or the smart wealthy people that have their assets hidden.
There are enough countries that for a couple hundred grand you can get citizenship. With a little bit of work your money will be so well hidden that it would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars for them to actually prove your wealth and what you actually own.

nack 01-07-2010 03:35 PM
after i read it, i had a flashback about a top gear episode when they travelled to Switzerland in their super cars.

Mugen EvOlutioN 01-07-2010 03:38 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by dohboi (Post 6759208)
he might as well just give them his ferrari to pay for it
+1

!Yaminashi 01-07-2010 03:40 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jeff_alexander (Post 6759215)
This system won't work for all the rich kids in the lower mainland with no wealth of their own but live off their parents.
Sure it will, mommy and daddy get so tired of paying for the tickets they take the cars away. Kids left with no car
:)

JSALES 01-07-2010 03:58 PM
shit

hirevtuner 01-07-2010 04:11 PM
well deserved

orange7 01-07-2010 05:16 PM
does it come with a turbo?

PiuYi 01-07-2010 06:03 PM
^ stoppit...

falcon 01-07-2010 08:37 PM
The Swiss HATE loud supercars/sports cars and speeding with a passion. This dosen't surprise me at all.

hotong 01-07-2010 09:23 PM
thats nuts

!Aznboi128 01-07-2010 11:18 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jeff_alexander (Post 6759215)
This system won't work for all the rich kids in the lower mainland with no wealth of their own but live off their parents.
that's actually a really good point

penner2k 01-07-2010 11:46 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach Hines (Post 6759466)
Sure it will, mommy and daddy get so tired of paying for the tickets they take the cars away. Kids left with no car
:)
If you have no net worth your ticket will theoretically be $0

tamazoid 01-08-2010 01:07 AM
Hmm... My $483 ticket doesn't seem so bad now...

Pumbaa 01-08-2010 04:57 PM
How about take % of the car's value for ticket fine?
Those rich kids in lower mainland would still get screw. WIN WIN!


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