Every so often, if one follows the criminal justice system, the current fines handed out to offenders will be subjected to critical attack. How can it be fair, the statement will go, that footballers like Ashley Young can be fined £1350 for speeding which is such a small proportion of his income that it makes very little difference to his lifestyle.
Well today I have come across the ultimate fine for speeding courtesy of the BBC: A driver in Finland has been fined the equivalent of £39,000 for driving at 62 mph in a 50mph limit. This represented 2 days income for the man in question. Ashley Young is rumored to be on a broadly similar salary and yet the fine represented approximately 2.5 hours salary.
Is it time again to look at proportional earnings fines? Probably not but no doubt this case could fuel some interesting questions in that regard.
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