I've gotten 5 speeding tickets in my life, and I have NOTHING on this guy!!
09-26-2008, 01:52 PM
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I've gotten 5 speeding tickets in my life, and I have NOTHING on this guy!!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7637811.stm
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Brazilian speeder gets $1.9m fine
Sao Paolo traffic, file pic
Mr da Silva accumulated the fines over a seven-year-period
Police in Brazil have finally caught up with a serial speeder who owed $1.9m (£1m) in traffic fines.
Sao Paolo police who pulled over Armando Clemente da Silva were shocked to discover he had clocked up nearly 1,000 violations, local media report.
Mr da Silva had accumulated the fines for speeding and running red lights over a seven-year period.
The driver, 36, said he had not received any penalty tickets because he had been too busy to register his car.
Mr da Silva was pulled over by traffic police on Wednesday for a routine document check, the Brazilian news website Folha OnLine reports.
The offending vehicle - which was not identified but is said to be 12 years old and worth around $6,500 - has been impounded.
It will be returned to Mr da Silva if he pays off his outstanding fines within 90 days.
Otherwise it will be auctioned off, O Globo daily newspaper reported.
Sao Paolo traffic, file pic
Mr da Silva accumulated the fines over a seven-year-period
Police in Brazil have finally caught up with a serial speeder who owed $1.9m (£1m) in traffic fines.
Sao Paolo police who pulled over Armando Clemente da Silva were shocked to discover he had clocked up nearly 1,000 violations, local media report.
Mr da Silva had accumulated the fines for speeding and running red lights over a seven-year period.
The driver, 36, said he had not received any penalty tickets because he had been too busy to register his car.
Mr da Silva was pulled over by traffic police on Wednesday for a routine document check, the Brazilian news website Folha OnLine reports.
The offending vehicle - which was not identified but is said to be 12 years old and worth around $6,500 - has been impounded.
It will be returned to Mr da Silva if he pays off his outstanding fines within 90 days.
Otherwise it will be auctioned off, O Globo daily newspaper reported.
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09-26-2008, 02:20 PM
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If he sells his car he could use the money to pay off the majority of his fines. Oh wait, no.
(Mental note- Never register any cars bought in Brazil in order to avoid having to pay for speeding tickets
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(Mental note- Never register any cars bought in Brazil in order to avoid having to pay for speeding tickets
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09-26-2008, 02:23 PM
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how much will my rates go up with my 1pt. i recently received? sounds like someone in this thread would know 
22yrs. M in my RS
hopefully my zip code not being in the bay area will help keep the rates low.
22yrs. M in my RS
hopefully my zip code not being in the bay area will help keep the rates low.
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