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Monster speeding fine!

  • 12-08-2010 7:03pm
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    El Guapo!
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    Imagine getting this fine in the post!!! :eek:


    A motorist is facing the world's largest speeding fine after allegedly being clocked doing 180mph on a Swiss motorway.
    The 37-year-old Swedish man was caught by a camera on the A12 highway between Bern and Lausanne on Friday.
    He was travelling so fast he needed over half a kilometre of road to come to a halt, according to one arresting officer.
    The Swede may have to pay up to £650,000 under a formula used in Switzerland that takes into account the driver's salary and how much over the speed limit he or she was.
    Other older speed cameras had failed to capture the Swede in his £160,000 Mercedes-Benz because the technology was unable to detect speeds over 125mph (200kph).
    A police spokesman added: "We have no record of anyone being caught travelling faster in the country."
    In 2001, the 44-year-old Finnish boss of Nokia was issued with what was believed to be the world's heftiest speeding fine.
    Anssi Vanjoki had to pay 116,000 euros (£95,400) after he was caught doing 47mph in a 30mph zone in Helsinki while on his Harley Davidson motorbike.
    Traffic fines in Finland are determined in a similar way to that in Switzerland, so Mr Vanjoki's large salary at the telecommunications company was taken into account


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