In Austria, a 20-year-old driving a BMW has now lost the car.
It reports We Car Owners.
1 km/h too fast
In March, a new law was introduced in Austria that allows the police to confiscate and auction off vehicles that exceed the speed limit by more than 80 km/h in built-up areas.
The aforementioned youngster drove 131 km/h on a 50-lane road, and was thus “only” 1 km/h over the limit to keep the car.
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Sweaty worse
In addition to the 20-year-old in question getting rid of the car – which was his father’s – the financial consequences are devastating to say the least.
To begin with, the 20-year-old must pay approximately SEK 350,000, equivalent to the value of the car, to his father as the car was de facto his.
He must also pay a fine and an education equivalent to SEK 26,000, plus SEK 130 in storage costs for the car.
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Since the new law came into effect in Austria, a total of 133 cars have been confiscated for these serious speed violations.