Swiss millionaire got a record fine of 299,000 Swiss francs ($290,000) after local police caught him racing through a village at 100 km per hour in his red Ferrari Testarossa.
“The accused ignored elementary traffic rules with a powerful vehicle out of a pure desire for speed,” the court said in its judgment of the motorist, who clocked speeds of up to 137 km per hour on country roads, said Swiss newspaper Blick.
Surely it sounds absurd, but would a few hundred francs ticket make a difference for a multimillionaire? Probably not!
This 299,000 francs fine will come out of his 23.3 million franc fortune, which includes a villa with a garage containing five luxury cars.
Switzerland is not the only country where you can get a speeding ticket that takes account your income(Speeding tickets are not fixed, but based on your income). Finland is also well know for speeding tickets that cost more than a brand new Porsche 911 Turbo.
via: Reuters
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WTF? 100 kph is only 60 mph, not exactly tearing up the road.