ONE THOUSAND SPEEDING TICKETS

A Sao Paolo motorist's car was impounded after he accumulated nearly a thousand traffic tickets since purchasing the car in 2001. The city plans to sell or auction the car, which is valued at the Brazilian eqivalent of $6,600, to cover part of the fines, which were levied for speeding and running red lights. If the car is sold for near its value, the remaining amount owed by the motorist will drop to around 1.9 million dollars.

The motorist claims he never received the citations, as he was in too big a hurry to ever register the car in his own name.