A rather large speeding fine..

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A rather large speeding fine..

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Switzerland have the honour of issuing the highest speeding fine ever. :agree:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... -fine.html
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Ouch, that smarts. What's the 'going rate' for doing 56mph in a 30mph zone in the UK ? Chappie at work got caught last week and is bricking it.

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But he's a multi millionaire and an income related fine so that not as bad as £180 to an ordinary bloke *-)
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Almost double! The fine is variable and depends on circumstances, but they don't take to kindly to speeding in a 30. Also depends on the driving conditions... e.g. if he was doing 56 in a 30 and it was raining or worse still snowing, his lordship will be less than amused. In good conditions it will be a minimum 6 points.
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Should have confiscated the car! :rant:

As for penalties and points on license try this calculator, only more or less gives an idea into how much you will be fines but don't forget to add an extra £15 crime victim surcharge to the amount.

http://www.speedingfinesuk.co.uk/free_l ... ulator.htm

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RAF_Quantum wrote:What's the 'going rate' for doing 56mph in a 30mph zone in the UK ? Chappie at work got caught last week and is bricking it.

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It would be wrong to speculate what the outcome would be.

Thats up to the magistrates.

But getting caught doing nearly double the speed limit would usually result in a serious penalty.

And rightly so. :wall:
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