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Sneaky wife caught out by speed camera
Ananova ^
| Nov 24 2001
Posted on 11/24/2001 3:12:54 AM PST by 2Trievers
A Derbyshire wife banned by her husband from driving his car was caught out when she was pictured by a speed camera.
Carlo Chiarella ordered her not to drive his £20,000 new Shogun company car in case she pranged it.
But wife Amanda was snapped behind the wheel having a sneaky drive while Carlo was away on business.
He protested his innocence when a speeding ticket came through the post, until he saw the photographic evidence - with Amanda behind the wheel.
The Shogun has the number plate W1FEY, reports The Sun.
Carlo, 37, said: "She was caught doing 55mph in a 40 limit. Her face was a picture when I showed her the evidence.
"She had a fit of embarrassed giggles and told me I had better put the handcuffs on. I can laugh now but I know who's paying the fine.
Amanda, 36, said: "Carlo was away for a few days so I couldn't resist taking the Shogun for a spin.
"The W1FEY plate gets lots of stares and I felt like the bee's knees. But I must have got carried away."
TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: photoradar
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Is it me, or should the author be examining the "W1FEY" plate and the husband?
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posted on
11/24/2001 3:12:54 AM PST
by
2Trievers
To: 2Trievers
... and I felt like the bee's knees. Never heard this expression before. What does it mean in American-ese?
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posted on
11/24/2001 3:18:18 AM PST
by
NYS_Eric
To: 2Trievers
new Shogun company car in case she pranged it. "I told you, no pranging in my car!"
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posted on
11/24/2001 3:18:52 AM PST
by
LJLucido
To: 2Trievers
£20,000 new Shogun company car
I think 20,000 pound cars are too heavy .
To: NYS_Eric
"Never heard this expression before. What does it mean in American-ese?"bee's knees = cool, hip
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posted on
11/24/2001 3:22:04 AM PST
by
2Trievers
To: LJLucido
I think that pranging in a car must break one of the 10 Commandments.
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posted on
11/24/2001 3:22:14 AM PST
by
riley1992
To: 2Trievers
"You're the bees knees,
smother me please..." -- The Smiths
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posted on
11/24/2001 3:25:55 AM PST
by
Fraulein
To: DainBramage
Heh,heh.
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posted on
11/24/2001 3:28:15 AM PST
by
cardinal4
To: eddie willers
Carlo Chiarella ordered her not to drive his £20,000 new Shogun company car in case she pranged it.Poor Carlo was probably gobsmacked to learn that Amanda disobeyed his orders!
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posted on
11/24/2001 3:32:48 AM PST
by
mombonn
To: 2Trievers
"caught out"
"in case she pranged it."
"bee's knees"
What?
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posted on
11/24/2001 3:32:55 AM PST
by
Skooz
To: 2Trievers
A Mitsubishi Shogun... a common SUV.
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posted on
11/24/2001 3:36:15 AM PST
by
visagoth
To: riley1992
I think that pranging in a car must break one of the 10 Commandments. I don't know, but it sounds like it would be unlawful in Georgia.
To: dread78645
Prang = crash or accident....bees knees goes back a ways but was used in the US probably in the flapper era maybe the 1920s or 30s
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posted on
11/24/2001 4:30:11 AM PST
by
xp38
To: riley1992
I think that pranging in a car must break one of the 10 Commandments. Carlos should be thankful she wasn't shagging in the car, certainly breaking one of the 10 commandments.
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posted on
11/24/2001 4:34:34 AM PST
by
TC Rider
To: riley1992; Orual
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posted on
11/24/2001 4:37:34 AM PST
by
dighton
To: dread78645
Actually, Georgia courts have ruled that it depends on whether you are the prang-or or the prang-ee.
To: dighton
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posted on
11/24/2001 4:49:16 AM PST
by
Orual
To: 2Trievers
Is it me, or should the author be examining the "W1FEY" plate and the husband?
Why would his company issue him a car with a "W1FEY" plate, or why would the man order a "W1FEY" plate if he was not going to let his wife drive the car? Inquiring minds want to know!
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posted on
11/24/2001 5:19:37 AM PST
by
Fraulein
To: 2Trievers
Carlo Chiarella ordered her not to drive his £20,000 new Shogun company car in case she pranged it. I don't know about the rest of you, but Mrs. copycat has pretty much never done anything she's been "ordered" to do.
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posted on
11/24/2001 5:24:08 AM PST
by
copycat
To: 2Trievers
~She had fun, fun, fun
Until her hubby took her Shogun away~
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posted on
11/24/2001 5:31:52 AM PST
by
csvset
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