US speeders slapped with fuel surcharges on top of fines

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US speeders slapped with fuel surcharges on top of fines

Thu Jun 19, 7:32 AM ET

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Some cash-strapped US municipalities are resorting to slapping fuel surcharges onto tickets issued to speeding drivers in order to fill dwindling city coffers hit hard by skyrocketing gas prices.

Beginning July 1, the Georgia town of Holly Springs, near the city of Atlanta, will add a surcharge of 12 dollars for each moving violation as a means to avert a budget deficit brought on by high fuel prices.

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[Guest FFNick]

A while back a friend of mine got pulled over for speeding through Montana - he received no points, and his only fine was to pay $50 for the wasting of fossil fuels.

[irishfire2491 24]

You got to be kidding me what has this Country/World come to!!!!!! SAD

[Guest MVFD334]

Geez.... well maybe some departments should cut back on traffic stops. So ticket fine, court fine and now a fuel fine.... Thats like being shot at, living, and then after all the charges and fines you paying for those rounds fired. doesnt the tax payer pay for the gas to begin with? SCAM some people are walking away with full pockets.. Time to get channel 2 news "Shame on You" crew out there.