Ford Focus Driver Issued Speeding Fine For Supposedly Doing 436mph

A speed camera glitch resulted in a driver in Italy being sent a fine for apparently travelling at 703kmh in a 70 zone
Ford Focus Driver Issued Speeding Fine For Supposedly Doing 436mph

An Italian driver was no doubt shocked to receive an €863.60 speeding fine through the post recently, claiming she’d been driving at 703kmh (436mph) in a 70kmh zone. Along with the fine, 10 penalty points were issued, which on a clean Italian license is halfway toward a ban.

The figure was supposedly achieved in the province of Ancona, heading to the hamlet of Osimo. Since even people who are clueless about cars should know that a Ford Focus can’t match the cruising speed of a regional airliner, it should be clear this was the result of a camera glitch.

Giovanni Strologo of the Comitato per il rispetto del Codice della Strada (which roughly translates as ‘highways compliancy committee’) posted a photo of the fine and criticised the police for not checking the details of the improbable infraction before sending it out.

Image via Facebook/Giovanni Strologo
Image via Facebook/Giovanni Strologo

He advised that the driver accepts the charge and appeals for compensation, rather than try and have the fine cancelled. The organisation has offered legal aid to help the woman through this process.

Feeling a sense of deja vu? A couple of years ago a Belgian driver was sent a fine for apparently travelling at very nearly the same speed - 432mph. In his case, though, he wasn’t able to entirely escape being fined. His Opel Astra was, in fact, over the limit, albeit by a more modest amount.

Source: Autoappassionati via Motor 1

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Comments

Anonymous

Just wanna say that this is cheap as hell in italy if youd be doing it here in germany you would be never able to drive again

07/09/2020 - 09:58 |
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Deathrow 174

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

It’s $40 In the Philippines.

09/10/2020 - 02:24 |
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Robert Gracie

Okay how is a car able to attain a speed of 436mph?!

07/09/2020 - 10:46 |
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It’s not impossible

07/09/2020 - 16:49 |
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it was probably red

07/10/2020 - 03:48 |
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Myrmeko (#CTSquad)

Pay for the bill, set a new world record with proof. Ez.

07/09/2020 - 11:42 |
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LamboV10

Bugatti, Koenigsegg, SSC, Hennessey: Try their best to make a car that can go 300+ mph

Some random Italian woman with a Ford Focus: “Hold my speeding ticket

07/09/2020 - 12:41 |
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Anonymous

was it a rental?

07/09/2020 - 13:02 |
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Ben Anderson 1

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

They ARE the best cars in the world, after all.

07/09/2020 - 16:15 |
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TheCuttingboard

Monty4248 Told ya the focus is the fastest car in the world

07/09/2020 - 14:34 |
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Kyubi22B

This is perfectly normal in Asphalt.

07/09/2020 - 19:58 |
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