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The Guardian - UK
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Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Italian man, 80, owes €4,000 in fines after dodging motorway tolls

A driver approaches an Autostrade motorway toll along a highway on the outskirts of Rome
The Fiat Punto driver reportedly refuses to pay the fine as ‘the rates are too high for the service offered’. Photograph: Chris Helgren/Reuters

An 80-year-old Italian man nicknamed “Nonno Sprint” (Granddad Sprint) risks going on trial after he brazenly dodged paying €4,000 (£3,514) worth of motorway tolls using a technique more frequently reserved for metro fare hoppers.

In his Fiat Punto, the man, whose real name is Mario, “travelled far and wide” on Italy’s motorways for two years without paying a single euro, arguing that the charges were too pricey and not worth it for the poor service, according to Corriere della Sera.

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