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Old 10-07-2020, 12:39 PM   #1
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An Italian driver has been slapped with a monster €863.60 ($1400 AUD) fine after she allegedly drove more than ten times the speed limit... in a Ford Focus.

According to the fine issued by local authorities, the woman allegedly hit speeds of 703km/h in a 70 zone.
PS: I didn't even think they could do 210 km/hr
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dOn't bReAk tHe lAw aNd yOu hAvE NoThInG To wOrRy aBoUt.
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Old 10-07-2020, 01:03 PM   #3
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???? I suspect she was probably doing all of 70.3 km/hr in a 70 km/hr zone.
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Was it strapped to a space rocket?
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I wonder if the typist transcribing the data hit "3" instead of "ENTER" on the nymeric keypad after typing in 70 and the lady was not speeding at all.
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Def' not stuck in second...
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quite a reasonable fine for such a speed (633 over the speed limit), here they would charge more I'm sure!
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PS: I didn't even think they could do 210 km/hr

Nah...just reflash the ecu,wack an oily KN filter on it with some blue LED's underbody and she'll achieve escape velocity easy...
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Don't forget the flux capacitor!!
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I wonder if the typist transcribing the data hit "3" instead of "ENTER" on the nymeric keypad after typing in 70 and the lady was not speeding at all.
Why was anything being typed at all if they weren’t speeding
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