£180,000 speeding fine given to a Ferrari driver

[AtW]

... who was also rich.

A Swiss millionaire has been handed down a record speeding fine of $290,000 (£180,000) by a court.

The man was reportedly driving a red Ferrari Testarossa at 137km/h (85mph) through a village at the time.

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

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I am surprised Nu Liebor do not do the same - this could raise plenty of money, at least for some short period of time

[darmstadt]

Similar to Germany, not only for speeding:

Former Germany and Bayern Munich midfielder Stefan Effenberg has been fined €100,000 for calling a policeman 'arsehole' after being stopped for speeding.

A judge in the northern city of Braunschweig ruled that Effenberg, who now plays in Qatar, had insulted the officer and should pay the maximum fine of 20 daily rates of €5,000 because he refused to state his income.

Effenberg, 35, was also fined an additional €400 for two cases of speeding along the A2 motorway in northern Germany in February, when he was playing for VfL Wolfsburg.

blah blah blah

Two years ago he paid a £50,000 out-of-court settlement after being charged with assault for hitting a woman in a Munich nightclub.

[BrilloPad]

Considering he was speeding through a village he got off lightly.

His cars should have been sold to give to the victims of speeding drivers.

[AtW]

Considering he was speeding through a village he got off lightly.

His cars should have been sold to give to the victims of speeding drivers.

Do you think his car (Ferrari Testarossa - production ended in 1996) would fetch more than £180,000?

[shaunbhoy]

Similar to Germany, not only for speeding:

Didn't think you could be done for speeding on the motorways in Germany? Thought the 130km limit was only an advisory one darmstadt?

[darmstadt]

Didn't think you could be done for speeding on the motorways in Germany? Thought the 130km limit was only an advisory one darmstadt?

Not everywhere is unlimited, there are a lot of motorways with speed limits. Also if you have an accident at over 130kmh and even if it wasn't your fault your insurance is still going to take a hit.

A few years ago there was talk of, and the subject occurs regularly still, of bringing in a speed limit (especially by the namby pamby Greens.) This is one of the reasons why nearly all top end German cars have a speed regulator built in so the maximum speed is 250kmh (155mph) which was to be the speed limit. You can of course get this removed but your car has to go through the TüV (MOT) again and it is noted in the log book. Very few manufacturers still make cars that don't have the regulator built in, i.e. Porsche, Alpina, etc...

[norrahe]

Do you think his car (Ferrari Testarossa - production ended in 1996) would fetch more than £180,000?

Depends on the vintage, if it's an 80's model then good luck, as you won't get much on it.

If it's a 250 TR one of only 22 made then you're looking at £8m

[Cliphead]

Not everywhere is unlimited, there are a lot of motorways with speed limits. Also if you have an accident at over 130kmh and even if it wasn't your fault your insurance is still going to take a hit.

A few years ago there was talk of, and the subject occurs regularly still, of bringing in a speed limit (especially by the namby pamby Greens.) This is one of the reasons why nearly all top end German cars have a speed regulator built in so the maximum speed is 250kmh (155mph) which was to be the speed limit. You can of course get this removed but your car has to go through the TüV (MOT) again and it is noted in the log book. Very few manufacturers still make cars that don't have the regulator built in, i.e. Porsche, Alpina, etc...

Always enjoy driving in Germany when I visit, after France and Belgium of course anywhere is a refreshing change.

[AtW]

Depends on the vintage, if it's an 80's model then good luck, as you won't get much on it.

If it's a 250 TR one of only 22 made then you're looking at £8m

Nice try but, from the article:

"The penalty was calculated based on the unnamed motorist's wealth - assessed by the court as $22.7m (£14.1m) - and because he was a repeat offender."

If his car was worth so much it would have been included in calculation, and that would have been more than 50% than his wealth, seems implausible.

[gingerjedi]

Could the BBC not find a picture of a Testarossa?

Lazy bastards.