The 50-year-old from the Kalmar area has been caught speeding by speed cameras on two occasions in the past year.
Both times he denied wrongdoing and let the fine go to court, using two different excuses to try to get away, reports Carupwith reference to The barometer.
Didn’t know who was driving
The first time the man was caught was in March, on the E22 in Västervik municipality.
On a 50-mile stretch, the man was found to have maintained a speed of 58 km/h, which led to a letter from the police eventually dropping into the mailbox.
The man admitted that he owned the car, but said that he did not know who was behind the wheel at the time as the car was with his parents in Oskarshamn and was used by the whole family. Therefore, according to the man, it was difficult to know who was driving the car at the time.
However, by comparing the man’s passport photo with the image from the speed camera, the district court concluded that it was he who was driving. The result was a fine of SEK 2,000.
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Blamed Dad
Not long later it was time again, when the same car was caught by a speed camera in Dalarna. The speed was measured at 98 km/h on a 90-mile stretch.
This time too, the 50-year-old chose to refuse, and blamed the speeding on his father. He himself did not know where he was on the day in question.
The district court did not believe the man this time either, who was sentenced to a fine of SEK 1,500.
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Mocked in the Norwegian media
The story of the man’s two speeding-related defeats in court has attracted attention in Norway, where the fines for speeding are significantly higher than in Sweden.
“Sometimes it can be difficult to admit that you have made a mistake. This applies to the highest degree to a Swedish motorist”, writes Electric car24 scornfully.
The newspaper is also amused that the district court could only have been convinced that another family member was driving the car if the man had an identical twin brother, which he does not.
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