Finnish fine fury

A driver reacted with fury following a fine in Finland for a speeding offence. The millionaire was hit with a fine of €54,000 (around £40,000) for driving at 22.4km/h (14mph) over the posted speed limit of 80km/h (50mph). In Finland a national database allows police to view the income of speeding offenders and to set fines in proportion. With the man earning a healthy €6.5 million/year, the fine was deemed appropriate by the authorities. The man however was less than impressed and posted his complaints onli
May 20, 2015 Read time: 2 mins
A driver reacted with fury following a fine in Finland for a speeding offence. The millionaire was hit with a fine of €54,000 (around £40,000) for driving at 22.4km/h (14mph) over the posted speed limit of 80km/h (50mph). In Finland a national database allows police to view the income of speeding offenders and to set fines in proportion. With the man earning a healthy €6.5 million/year, the fine was deemed appropriate by the authorities. The man however was less than impressed and posted his complaints online, although others in the country added comments proving less than sympathetic to his plight. A British driving instructor meanwhile was caught and fined in New Zealand’s South Island for speeding, after being clocked at 176km/h (110mph). The New Zealand police were less than impressed, given that the stretch of road has a posted speed limit of just 96km/h (60mph). The man’s excuse, that he was on an emergency mission taking his father to a toilet, did not hold water. Ironically the British man is a former police officer and his job is now to teach high speed driving skills to officers in the UK.

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