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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNorway police cut traffic fine in half for foreign truck driver since he's from "low-income" Sweden.
Norway police cut traffic fine for 'lower-income' Swedehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16460222
Police in Norway cut in half a traffic fine for a Swedish trucker on the grounds that Swedes earn less than Norwegians, Oslo newspaper VG reports. Ulf Ander Andersson, 61, was driving a lorry for his Norwegian employer in March when he was stopped by police, who found his brakes were not in order.
He was fined £857 ($1,323) but last month got a letter saying the sum had been reduced due to his nationality.
Norway enjoys a higher GDP per capita than its bigger neighbour: nearly $52,000 compared to $38,000, according to IMF figures for 2010.
In their letter to Mr Andersson, Norwegian police said they had taken the fact that he was Swedish into consideration, and therefore reduced the 8,000-krona fine "with regard to your income level".
Hard to imagine the national mentality that would cut the traffic fine in half for a foreigner just because he was from a neighboring country where the per-capita income is less. Hard to imagine that happening here. Those "socialists" in Europe sure are different.
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Norway police cut traffic fine in half for foreign truck driver since he's from "low-income" Sweden. (Original Post)
pampango
Jan 2012
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WingDinger
(3,690 posts)1. Why not? We elimininated all the reg and smog requirements on Mexican trucks, to slam the union here
MrSlayer
(22,143 posts)2. I want to move to Norway.
This is just another reason why.
provis99
(13,062 posts)3. Norwegians will take any opportunity to stick it to the Swedes!
those poor, poverty stricken, oppressed Swedes.