Swiss motorist cops AU$316,000 speeding fine
January 9th, 2010 Posted in Ferrari, News
Swiss authorities are known for their intolerance of rule breaking, and so this has been proved with reports of a motorist being fined 299,000 Swiss francs (AU$316,000) for driving through the village of St Gallen at 100km/h. Wowsers, that’s a lot of moolah!
Behind the wheel of his Ferrari Testarossa at the time the driver has a vast fortune, estimated to be AU$24 million, as such the court ordered a fine commensurate with his wealth.
“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 driver.
The previous record fine in Switzerland was a comparatively feeble AU$117,000 charged in 2008 to a Porsche driver in Zurich.
[Source: Reuters]
2 Responses to “Swiss motorist cops AU$316,000 speeding fine”
By Adrian on Jan 9, 2010
This guy must be feeling so sad. Hope he never gets another one like this.
By mark on Jan 10, 2010
im surprised our governments hasnt gotten onto this idea… think of the revenue!