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Record speeding fine
bartonp - 7/1/10 at 06:00 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8446545.stm

55ant - 7/1/10 at 06:02 PM

well thats sucks for him doesnt it! good system with the fine calculated on wealth, i'd only have to give them a fiver.

paul the 6th - 7/1/10 at 06:08 PM

is it just me or is that 1.24% of his £14.1 million wealth?

...and I used to think that 3 points for 60 quid was a bargain

graememk - 7/1/10 at 06:09 PM

would he serve more time if he raped someone then because he was rich ?

ashg - 7/1/10 at 06:25 PM

i think the intention was to teach him a lesson as a normal fine would be peanuts to him and not enforce the message/consequence that speeding through a village is wrong.

im sure if he got a £1000 fine he would just pay it and continue speeding through villages. which it sounds like he has done before.

if i had that kind of money i would be down the local race track every day rather than speeding through vilages.

iank - 7/1/10 at 06:33 PM

Finland has the same system, and it seems to work well.

The idea is the fine is the same amount of 'pain' for rich or poor. Prison sentences are assumed to be equally unpleasant however much you earn so wealth isn't taken into account.

coozer - 7/1/10 at 07:13 PM

Shame our system isn't based on income, that why I could hoon around and not pay a penny!

speedyxjs - 7/1/10 at 07:49 PM

quote:
Originally posted by 55ant
well thats sucks for him doesnt it! good system with the fine calculated on wealth, i'd only have to give them a fiver.


If it were me, they would have to give me money

Confused but excited. - 7/1/10 at 07:58 PM

iank - 7/1/10 at 08:51 PM

quote:
Originally posted by coozer
Shame our system isn't based on income, that why I could hoon around and not pay a penny!


In Finland it's based on your income over the last year not what you get paid on the date of the offence.

Ninehigh - 9/1/10 at 09:43 PM

quote:
Originally posted by iank
quote:
Originally posted by coozer
Shame our system isn't based on income, that why I could hoon around and not pay a penny!


In Finland it's based on your income over the last year not what you get paid on the date of the offence.


Well if they're going to take bills out of that I could give them an income/expenditure sheet that shows them I'm £20 a month down...

matt_gsxr - 9/1/10 at 09:52 PM

If only it were Clarkson ;-)

Matt

iank - 10/1/10 at 09:37 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
quote:
Originally posted by iank
quote:
Originally posted by coozer
Shame our system isn't based on income, that why I could hoon around and not pay a penny!


In Finland it's based on your income over the last year not what you get paid on the date of the offence.


Well if they're going to take bills out of that I could give them an income/expenditure sheet that shows them I'm £20 a month down...


Do you think they take bills out before calculating it?
"Sorry I know I earn a lot, but I bought 2 Ferrari's and a house yesterday so I owe you 4p..."

Ninehigh - 10/1/10 at 07:13 PM

quote:
Originally posted by iank
quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
quote:
Originally posted by iank
quote:
Originally posted by coozer
Shame our system isn't based on income, that why I could hoon around and not pay a penny!


In Finland it's based on your income over the last year not what you get paid on the date of the offence.


Well if they're going to take bills out of that I could give them an income/expenditure sheet that shows them I'm £20 a month down...


Do you think they take bills out before calculating it?
"Sorry I know I earn a lot, but I bought 2 Ferrari's and a house yesterday so I owe you 4p..."


True, but it's not like I live in a house and eat food to get out of a fine!