The heraldsun is stupid

Too fast to leave, too cheap to buy for MPs
Tanya Giles
17mar05

THREE state MPs are still driving hotted-up sports cars, 16 months after they were banned by Premier Steve Bracks.





The rev-heads do not have to hand over the keys to their cars -- two XR6 Fords and a Camry Sportivo -- until they clock over 60,000km, or three years of driving, and the cars are replaced.

The high-powered cars were bought using a loophole in parliamentary guidelines allowing politicians to buy sports cars, with extras such as mag wheels and spoilers, as they cost no more than the usual luxury cars.

About 30 MPs took advantage of the deal until Mr Bracks put a halt to the scheme in October 2003 after public outrage.

Documents obtained under Freedom of Information by the Herald Sun show most MPs now drive standard luxury cars.

Details of the car of choice for each politician were unavailable because of privacy laws.

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