A dangerous motorist who was clocked doing 20km over the speed limit presented police with a rather obscure excuse for his crime.
Police officers from Mandurah in Western Australia pulled over a driver travelling at 82km in a 60km zone on Tuesday and were baffled with the explanation.
The driver was fined $400 and when questioned by officers, he said he was late for his dog’s pedicure appointment.
Police officers from Mandurah in Western Australia pulled over a driver travelling at 82km in a 60km zone on Tuesday and were baffled with his explanation (pictured)
WA Police Traffic shared the bizarre rap sheet on Twitter with the cheeky caption: ‘Best excuse this week, and it’s only Tuesday’
‘I am taking my dog to get her nails clipped and am running late,’ the infringement notice read.
WA Police Traffic shared the bizarre rap sheet on Twitter with the cheeky caption: ‘Best excuse this week, and it’s only Tuesday.’
The quirky excuse had no bearing on the punishment however, and Mazda 3 driver was also hit with a loss of three demerit points.
Western Australian cops certainly have a sense of humour when it comes to strange excuses for speeding.
In September police shared to Twitter another motorist’s unexpected explanation for driving too fast on WA roads.
The quirky excuse had no bearing on the punishment, and Mazda 3 driver was also hit with a loss of three demerit points (Stock image)
In June another driver was at a loss for a legitimate reason for speeding, instead telling police officers he was ‘just being a d**k’ after being clocked travelling at 135km/h on Mandurah Road in Karnup
Western Australian cops certainly have a sense of humour when it comes to strange excuses for speeding (Stock image)
A truck driver was pulled over in Pithara, a rural town about 240km north of Perth, for allegedly driving 37km/h above a 60km speed zone, according to police.
When the officer asked the man why he was travelling at 97km/h, the man confessed he had to go to the toilet.
I needed to s***, the kids have given me gastro,’ the driver revealed, according to the police ticket docket.
When the officer asked the man why he was travelling at 97km/h, the man confessed he had to go to the toilet
This driver told police he was ‘really low on fuel’ when he was clocked doing over 20km over the speed limit
In June another driver was at a loss for a legitimate reason for speeding, instead telling police officers he was ‘just being a d**k’ after being clocked travelling at 135km/h on Mandurah Road in Karnup.
And a man stopped earlier this year in the Perth suburb of Greenwood driving 25km over the limit gave a creative excuse.
When questioned, he told them: ‘I’m really low on fuel so I’m in a rush to get there.’