Monday, February 20, 2012
Italian Government targets Ferrari driving tax evaders
Every year, tax evasion costs Italy around €120bn in lost revenue. To crack down on the problem, officers are resorting to an unusual tactic to catch these criminals.
Italian police have set up checkpoints across parts of the country, where they stop high end luxury vehicles and then check the owner’s details.When a driver hands over their licence and registration, their information is then passed on to the tax agency to determine if that person has paid the proper amount of income tax. The police are then able to verify if that person has been paying enough duty.
Despite the inconvenience to its citizens, the scheme is actually working. After 2,806 tax checks, the government has been able to recover more than €68m in unpaid revenue.
The success of this scheme is now seeing tax evaders returning their prestigious sports cars to dealers and buying less conspicuous vehicles.
If you’ve always wanted a cheap Lamborghini, then it’s worth noting the 20% price drop in Italy’s luxury car market. Not only will you be able to pick up a bargain, but you will be helping their economy while you’re at it.
Photo ©M 93 via Flickr under Creative Commons Licence
Labels: income tax, Italy, Lamborghini, licence, luxury car
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Flash cars and art
If you’re a young driver who likes flash cars you’re going to love the vehicle images created by Marc Cameron and photographer Mark Brown.
Titled the Light Graffiti Supercars Project, the duo’s work has created quite a stir in recent months with their images of iconic models created in refracted LED light.London-based artist Cameron says in the Telegraph, "We previously photographed in areas of the Cotswolds, but for this series of the Light Graffiti Cars we decided to shoot at iconic locations in the Big Smoke, with the cars featured having to be the most visually-stimulating, stunning rides of recent times."
The photographs include images of a Lamborghini Sesto Elemento in front of “The Gherkin”, a Range Rover Evoque outside the Houses of Parliament and, my particular favourite, a Mastretta MXT precariously crossing Tower Bridge.
To see the Telegraph’s gallery click here, and if you’ve got a picture of your flash car, then send it to us here at Hoot and we might feature it on the blog.
Image © davidsonscott15 via Flickr, under Creative Commons Licence
Labels: Lamborghini, Mastretta MXT, Range Rover, young driver