Driver slapped with $129,544 speeding ticket. Here's why

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(FOX NEWS) – If time is money, his time had better be worth a lot. A wealthy Finnish man who was ticketed for driving 20 mph over the speed limit has been issued a $129,544 fine for the infraction.

Anders Wiklöf was caught going 82 kph (51 mph) in a 50 kph (31 mph) zone in the Aaland Islands. Speeding ticket fines are pegged to a driver's income in Finland, based on their daily estimated disposable income.

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"I really regret the matter," Wiklöf told a local Aaland newspaper.

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