Bloke Driving Astra Fined For Driving '406 Miles Per Hour'

Getting a speeding fine is never fun, especially if you were just over the limit. That wee flash of light from the camera can send even the politest of motorists into a rage hotter than the fire of a thousand suns.

Then you have to just wait anxiously for that fine to come in the mail and see just how much hard-earned cash will have to be wasted on paying it off.

But imagine opening up a speeding fine and seeing that you've been clocked doing four times bigger than your car's top speed. Actually no, imagine seeing that you've been caught driving more than half the land speed record.

Yeah, you'd be pretty shocked.

One poor driver opened up a speeding fine in Belgium that casually said they were doing 654 kilometres an hour (406 mph) in a 50km/h zone.

According to Drive Tribe, the motorist was passing through Quiévrain in his Opel Astra at around 60km/h and the camera malfunctioned.

The fine was a hefty €6,597 (£5,822), but when the bloke took it to a police station they realised it was an obvious mistake and reissued him a penalty for being 10 km/h over the speed limit.

Considering the maximum speed for an Astra is between 100.7-142.9 mph, it's a pretty outrageous fine to receive. In case you're wondering, the land speed record is 763.035 mph (1227.985 km/h), which was set in 1997 by British Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green driving the jet-powered Thrust SSC.

It's nearly as ridiculous as the bloke who forked out a hell of a lot of money to fight a £130 speeding fine.

Mustafa Al Shakarji moved over to Australia from Iraq back in 2002. According to Channel 9, he found that his new country was much less corrupt - so when he got a speeding ticket back in 2012, which he fully believes was given unjustly, he fought it.

Police accused him of travelling 88km/h in a 60 zone, however he told A Current Affair: "I was not speeding, absolutely. I am sure, 100 percent, finally justice will be served. If not at this level, it will be the next. If not today, it will be tomorrow."

He decided to represent himself in court and yet managed to rack up around £55,755 (AUD$100,000) in costs. Just pay the fine dude.

Apparently he was inspired by his older brother, who successfully disputed four speeding fines in the past.

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Stewart Perrie

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