A Swedish driver who was caught speeding at 170km/h over the speed limit in Switzerland faces having to pay a whopping 1.08 million Swiss Francs (equivalent to $1m or £656,000) fine. The 37 year old unnamed driver was clocked going 290km/h in his Mercedes SLS AMG sports car and faces this huge fine because under Swiss law, a speeding fine is determined by the wealth of the driver and the recorded speed.
Earlier this year in January, a Swiss driver was fined $290,000 (the current world record) for speeding at 135km/h, 57km/p over the speed limit.
The Swede’s car has now been impounded and he could be forced to pay 3,600 Swiss Francs per day for up to 300 days.
Add A Comment