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An American man living in Phoenix, Arizona has finally paid an overdue parking fine, which he was first given in 1964. The man had parked his Vespa scooter illegally while on holiday in Italy. His fine had been set at 1,000 Lire, roughly US$13, for parking the scooter incorrectly while visiting the town of Lerici as a student.
November 20, 2014 Read time: 1 min

An American man living in Phoenix, Arizona has finally paid an overdue parking fine, which he was first given in 1964. The man had parked his Vespa scooter illegally while on holiday in Italy. His fine had been set at 1,000 Lire, roughly US$13, for parking the scooter incorrectly while visiting the town of Lerici as a student. The fine was supposed to have been paid within 15 days, so the man opted to send $50 to make up for any interest accrued during the past 50 years. The authorities in Lerici thanked the man for his honesty, despite the payment being around 18,000 days later than required.

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