A rich man slapped with a fine for driving his expensive sports car "for exercise" told police the penalty "won't hurt with my $15 million." Officers from Kings Cross Police Area Command in Sydney's Central Business District stopped the 43-year-old man for breaking coronavirus lockdown rules.
He said he was driving his £135k McLaren 650S to Woolloomooloo to get petrol - some 18 miles away from his home in Fairfield.
Kings Cross Police Area Command posted on their website: "After being warned, he informed officers driving is a form of exercise. "The man and his 60-year-old passenger were each issued a $1000 PIN (penalty infringement notice).