Motorists dupe police, blame dead guy to avoid speeding fines

SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — More than 200 Australian motorists have avoided parking and speeding fines by blaming either a dead man or an interstate resident for their errors in what police said Saturday may be a widespread fraud. Under New South Wales state law, if a car owner signs a sworn statement that they were not driving the vehicle when an offense was committed, they can avoid paying speed camera fines, which arrive by mail, and parking tickets left under windshield wipers.

Ok I can understand allowing the signing of a sworn statement but it takes them 3 years to actually check up on the people named in the statement itself? I mean.. its your car.. it was speeding.. so either it was you or someone you know.. 3 years? They wait 3 years?? Sheesh