Finnish cops hand out record speeding fine

sceptre

Equivalent of $216,900

I rather like the way Finnish speeding fines are linked to income. Not much point in handing someone an 80 euro fine if they're earning a six figure salary
(yes yes, the points, but even so)

John R

I think it's a great idea, to be of any use fines have to effect people.
Although, it's wonderful to see the same crap goes on everywhere:

Two years ago, Anssi Vanjoki, then executive vice president of Nokia (news - web sites)'s mobile phones division, landed a $148,000 ticket after being caught doing 46 mph in a 31 mph zone on a motorcycle. It was later lowered to about $7,500 after he showed a court that his income had dropped.

I wonder how his income managed to conveniently drop 2000% in time to effect the fine?

Andrew Duffy

He'd exercised lots of options during the last year there was data for him. Dubious grounds for reducing the fine though - he still had all that money.

rymus

nice one.. now I can move to Finland and not have to worry that my annual speeding ticket bill will come to over $20