You’ve probably heard the phrase, “speed limits are suggestions,” when joking about obeying laws around speed limits and tickets. Some drivers in New York, however, one of 10 states with a high number of speeding cameras, took that slogan a little too seriously.

The Transportation Alternatives posted a list of 10 vehicles, using data from the New York City Department of Finance to reveal the shocking number of speeding tickets and the associated fines (whether paid or unpaid).

At the top of the list was the owner of a 2023 Audi A6. An unidentified owner racked up an astounding 563 speeding tickets from school zone cameras in 2024. Fines for speeding in school zones range from $90 to $600, depending on the number of prior offenses and how far over the speed limit the driver was.

Seeing how expensive those tickets are, no one’s shocked to learn that the Audi owner racked up close to $57,000 in fines to the state. The data shows they’ve paid $46,636 of it, but still owe $11,205.63.

It doesn’t seem like the Audi owner has learned his lesson

Obviously the Audi A6 owner is fairly wealthy, considering they can pay the fines and continue to rack up tickets. In the first four months of 2025, they’ve already been issued 117 speeding tickets from the same cameras.

In second place is the owner of a 2015 Mercedes C300, which was caught by school zone cameras in Manhattan 474 times last year. That many tickets total $47,858.17 in fines. So far, they’ve only paid $3,531.69. Unlike the Audi owner, though, it looks like they’ve learned their lesson. They haven’t earned a single ticket for 2025… Yet.

Other vehicles on the list weren’t just fancy German cars, though. In fourth place was a 2022 Kia Forte, which earned 246 tickets in 2024 and has 73 tickets as of April 19. The Kia driver has a balance of $33,814.27 in fines. There was a 2022 Chrysler Pacifica listed, with 232 tickets in 2024 and 9 so far for this year. They owe $25,691.16.

Funnily enough, the last vehicle on the list was a 2018 Ford taxicab. The driver accumulated 160 tickets from last year, adding up to $18,265.28, but seemed to have slowed down some, as they don’t have any issued for this year.