Bloke fined for speeding while 10,000 miles away

IT WOULD APPEAR that Australia's reputation for being populated by criminals is not entirely mythical. A bloke from Scunthorpe, England received a speeding ticket from the Adelaide, Oz police despite never having visited the country.

David Smart was somewhat gobsmacked to receive an £89 fine and a £14 late payment penalty after an Adelaide woman claimed he had been driving her car.

Smart told the Daily Mirror:
"I've never heard of her. I think she's gone on the Internet, looked up the electoral roll and gone, 'That one will do'."

Aussie plod are investigating. µ

L'Inq
Daily Mirror