World's biggest ever speeding fine

A Swedish man has been handed a speeding ticket of $1.13 million - thought to be the world's largest ever fine.

It's understood the 36-year-old was caught on a highway between Bern and Lausanne in Switzerland, driving at two and a half times the speed limit.

Swiss speeding fines take earnings into account, so the Mercedes-Benz owner was left with the highest possible penalty.

It was calculated as 300 days worth of a $3,764 daily fine.

The speed limit on Switzerland's motorways is 74.5mph (120km/h), but prosecutors claim he was caught driving at 186mph, in a car capable of 197mph.

Officials say that's the fastest speed anyone in Switzerland has ever been caught driving.

He avoided a number of speed traps as he was travelling too fast for the cameras.