Penalties for Speeding.

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Wed 16 Jan 2002 11:49
Penalties for Speeding. - Phil Ireland
Are we not very fortunate not to live in Finland? U may have missed a little gem in the financial pages of yesterdays Guardian which told the sad story of an Executive of Nokia who had been fined the finnish equivalent of £70,000. This is because the fines the police in finland impose are related to the annual earnings of the culprit. He had been picked up riding his Harley Davidson at 75kph (45mph for the keep the pound freaks we have here) where the limit was 50kph (31mp just for pfs). He was appealing against the fine on the grounds that his previous years annual take had been uplifted by some bonuses which he wasn't going to get this year (ah. poor boy!!!!
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Wed 16 Jan 2002 13:01
Re: Penalties for Speeding. - David Lacey
Serves him right, IMHO.

Ability to pay - right on!

But, saying that, the offence seems rather minor....
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Wed 16 Jan 2002 13:21
Re: Penalties for Speeding. - THe Growler
This was aired on my local biker forum yesterday. The replies were incredulous from Filipinos who can't imagine that you can't simply buy your way out of such a petty offence for a few bucks. One knowing creature pointed out that in countries like those you probably get away with 6 weeks counselling and some community service for child abuse.
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