Owner of gold supercars charged hundreds of pounds in parking fines

Thursday 31st March 2016 03:02 EDT
 
 

Source of envy and, traffic nuisance, an owner of a fleet of gold supercars as been fined hundreds of pounds in parking fines. A gold Lamborghini, Aventador, Rolls Royce, Mercedes G63 6x6 and a Bentley Flying Spur has caused quite a stir in Knightsbridge with people stopping by to take photographs.

Reportedly owned by a wealthy Saudi Arabian man (why aren't we surprised?), the Lamborghini has two separate penalty notices while the Merc and the Bentley have one each. The cars were parked in Cadogan Place, outside the Jumeriah Carlton Tower Hotel, mere yards away from an NCP car park. Councillor Timothy Coleridge said he would speak to the council's parking department after the cars appeared to be parked in pay and display bays. “It's very rare that anyone would leave their car in a pay-and-display bay and leave it for more than a day as they risk the chance of it being towed away. We would not differentiate between somebody with a gold Roll or a beaten up Renault 5.” Kensington and Chelsea council charge motorists £80 for parking fines, but the charge can be reduced to £40 if paid within 14 days. Well, as a wise man once said, “Mo' money, mo' problem”.


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