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Swiss Millionaire Hit By Record Speed Fine

Posted by samzenpus on from the fight-the-ticket dept.

tugfoigel writes "A Swiss court has slapped a local millionaire with a record speeding fine of $290,000.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 — and on his status as a repeat offender."

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  1. My word! by Suki+I · · Score: 2, Funny

    How can that possibly be fair? Wait! Now I know where to speed for cheap. Shouldn't be charging me more than about $5 for the same ticket ;)

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    1. Re:My word! by dmbasso · · Score: 2, Funny

      Too bad you managed to escape.

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  2. How to eliminate credit card debt by Jodka · · Score: 3, Funny

    According to the values given in the article the amount of the penalty is about 1.3 percent of net worth. For those with a negative net worth because you have student loans, mortgages and credit card debt I recommend speeding through small villages in Switzerland. Because the penalty will be a negative amount, the government will pay you. Keep speeding until your net worth is $0.00 then stop.

    If you can not afford a car which reaches excessive speeds, take out a loan.

         

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