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Motorist In McLaren 650S Told Aussie Police Driving Is A Form Of Exercise

Motorist In McLaren 650S Told Aussie Police Driving Is A Form Of Exercise

"Do what you want mate, I don't care. This $1,000 fine won't hurt with my $15 million."

Stewart Perrie

Stewart Perrie

Australian police have been warning people they can and will face a hefty penalty if they're caught breaking social distancing rules.

Authorities have been quizzing people in cars about where they're going and checking their addresses to see if their excuse is legitimate.

But you can imagine the looks on their faces when they pulled over a bloke in a supercar in Sydney.

A 45-year-old man was asked to pull over while driving a McLaren 650S, which casually retails for around $265,000, according to the Daily Mail.

A stock photo of a McLaren 650S.
PA

King Cross Area Command Police said when they asked him where he was going, the driver said he was going to Wolloomooloo for petrol with a friend, despite living 30 kilometres away in Fairfield.

The man told cops that driving was a form of exercise, however they weren't buying it.

They gave him and his 60-year-old passenger an on-the-spot fine of $1,000 each.

Normally, that big fine would leave a sick taste in your mouth and you'd be forced to eat Vegemite sandwiches for the next few weeks.

But that's not the case, apparently, when you own a supercar worth more than a quarter of a million bucks.

Police say the man responded to the fine by saying: "Do what you want mate, I don't care. This $1,000 fine won't hurt with my $15 million."

This is massive eye roll energy.

The blokes are two of dozens of people who have been caught outside their homes without a valid excuse over the last week.

Police have encountered some absolute crackers.

One from a recent media release states: "About 10.30am, officers from Auburn police Area Command were conducting patrols of Auburn Central Plaza when they stopped and spoke to a 27-year-old man.

williamnyk (Flickr)

"Police explained the current restrictions and the man left. Police returned to the plaza just before 3pm and spoke to the same man.

"He was issued a $1,000 (Penalty Infringement Notice) PIN after allegedly telling officers 'I thought you just meant go for an hour'."

What about this classic tale...

"Officers attached to Mt Druitt Police Area Command spoke with a 22-year-old man at a shopping centre on North Parade, Mt Druitt, about being in a public place without a reasonable excuse," the release says. "The man had previously been warned and after telling police he was on his way to a friend's house to 'smoke weed' and was subsequently issued a $1,000 PIN."

Take it as a lesson that you probably will get caught if you're doing the wrong thing.

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Topics: News, Australia