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Re:Finnish businessman hit with €121,000 speeding fine by pseudolus on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @08:16AM (#36211481)
Related HN Thread "If You Double-Park and You’re Rich, Should You Pay a Higher Fine?": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35813265
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Re:Finnish businessman hit with €121,000 speeding fine by boeingUH60 on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @09:53AM (#36212779)
> “I have heard the government wants to save €1.5bn on healthcare in Finland, so I hope that my money can fill a gap there,” he said.

He accepted the fine graciously, lol.

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Re:Finnish businessman hit with €121,000 speeding fine by usefulcanoll on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @03:57AM (#36224154)
It may be cheaper to pay 100K than take a massive PR hit by fighting it (and likely losing anyway). They are running a big company afterall.
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Re:Finnish businessman hit with €121,000 speeding fine by RileyJames on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @06:20PM (#36219860)
>> “was fined €63,680 in 2018, five years after being hit with a €95,000 ticket for the same offence.”

~€270,000 in fines… lol. Might be time to hire a driver…

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Re:Finnish businessman hit with €121,000 speeding fine by carlmr on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @02:48AM (#36223679)
Driving through Finland you really need cruise control. The long empty boringly-straight roads are kind of psychological traps, inviting you to drive faster.
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