Land Speed Record Ticket

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Irregular News for 01.05.07

 

United Kingdom -- Cabbie Tom Matthews reckons cops are pulling a fast one — after they accused him of speeding at 420MPH.

 

Tom was in his 12-year-old Vauxhall Cavalier when he was snapped by a speed camera.

 

But when notice of a £60 fine and three penalty points arrived, the recorded speed was 420mph — in a 30mph zone.

 

Tom, 34, said: “I drive an old Cavalier — not a jumbo jet. According to this, I’ve broken the land speed record.”

 

Tom was clocked as he drove a woman home in Newport, Gwent, at 2.20am.

 

He added: “There has been a printing error. If they insist I was going that fast I should be a Grand Prix driver — I’m wasted in taxis.”

 

Dad of one Tom will fight the penalty notice.

 

Mid and South Wales Safety Camera Partnership apologised and blamed “an employee processing error."

 

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[Touchdown Tommie]

Thats crazy!!

[rawhide]

The new ZO7 Corvette was introduced in England much to the dismay of the local constabulary.

[cmb23]

I would frame that ticket. Your friends would be pretty jealous. I don't know about a Vuxhall Cavalier, but the only way a Chevy Cavalier would hit 420 is if it was strapped to the Space Shuttle.

[Touchdown Tommie]

I would frame that ticket. Your friends would be pretty jealous. I don't know about a Vuxhall Cavalier, but the only way a Chevy Cavalier would hit 420 is if it was strapped to the Space Shuttle.

 

And even then, by the time it got over 100 mph, it would just explode into a million pieces.

[Nicole]

i could beat that.

[Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red]

Only 60 pounds for going 420 mph?!?! Man.......he got off easy.

[BornNBredRed]

Anyone else concerned that he decided to throw out there that:

 

"I'm wasted in taxi's"

 

Hopefully he isn't a taxi driver, otherwise I guess it's just pretty normal. Better to be wasted in taxi's than wasted in Cavaliers travelling 420 mph.