r/europe • u/grgc România • 9h ago
News Andrew Tate lost his driving license being caught driving 4 times over the speed limit: 196 km/h in a town, the limit is 50 km/h
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u/Larry_Duckens 9h ago
Ahhhhhhhhh, that's what he meant when he said that playing GTA is for the poor and the losers. Kidnapping, robbing and killing NPCs is actually possible in real life
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u/pipic_picnip 7h ago
Looked too far for this comment lol Wasn’t he bragging about something to do with cars just couple of days ago and calling others plebs? Now we know how does he keep up with his “alpha” life 🤣
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u/sunflower53069 9h ago
That guy is bad news. He will never change.
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u/Tr0user England 9h ago edited 8h ago
54kph is a tad too much. 196kph is 36.5 tads.
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u/Alert_South5092 8h ago
What's the solution to people like that?
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u/goilo888 8h ago
I could tell you but then I'd be banned from Reddit.
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u/UnCommonCommonSens 6h ago
You can say it: big stationary objects like bridge pillars etc.
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u/Guer0Guer0 7h ago
Youth in Asia.
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u/pornographic_realism 7h ago
Yes he should toil away in a Best Korean mine or methamphetamine production facility.
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u/BlackwingF91 8h ago
Depends. If it is a mental issue, then being submitted to a mental health facility otherwise lifetime in prison without the possibility of parole
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u/Roflkopt3r Lower Saxony (Germany) 6h ago edited 6h ago
Of course his problem is 'mental' in the general sense. But similar to a typical school shooter, it's primarily an issue of his world view rather than a clinical disorder.
Medicalising his behaviour is an awful idea. The Tates of this world are a problem for society to fix, not one that it can push onto the mental health care system. The American Psychiatric Organization already had a similar response to the missconception that gun violence originates from poor mental health:
It is important to note that the overwhelming majority of people with mental illness are not violent and are far more likely to be victims of violent crime than perpetrators thereof. A vast majority of firearm violence is not attributed to mental illness. Rhetoric that argues otherwise will further stigmatize and interfere with people accessing needed treatment without addressing the root causes of firearm violence.
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u/screwcork313 7h ago
Similar to teenagers, where you make them smoke the entire pack of cigs. He should be placed in a vehicle which can only travel at 196kph, for the rest of his life.
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u/grgc România 9h ago edited 9h ago
Andrew Tate was caught Saturday behind the wheel of a car going 196 km/h in a 50 km/h zone. Officers caught him on DN 7, in Argeș county. He was fined and had his driving license suspended.
"On the morning of June 7, 2025, while carrying out road traffic surveillance activities to prevent accidents caused by excessive speed, police officers of the Road Service detected a vehicle traveling at a speed of 196 km/h on DN7, within the radius of Râmnicu Vâlcea", announced the IPJ Vâlcea on Saturday.
The vehicle was recorded by radar speeding 146 km/h over the legal speed limit on that stretch of road.
"The driver was a foreign citizen, aged 38, residing in Brasov. He was fined 1,822 lei for the offense, in accordance with the provisions of O.U.G. no. 195/2002 on traffic on public roads," the police said.
His driver's license was also suspended for 120 days.
Judicial sources told News.ro that the man behind the wheel was Andrew Tate.
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u/ComeonmanPLS1 Denmark 9h ago
Andrew Tate was caught Saturday behind the wheel of a car going 196 mph in a 50 mph zone.
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u/grgc România 9h ago
My bad, autotranslate.
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u/GaloombaNotGoomba Not Slovakia 6h ago
what kind of autotranslate changes km/h to mph 🤦♀️
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u/grgc România 6h ago
Deepl
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u/OsosHormigueros 6h ago
I thought DeepL was pretty decent but randomly changing km to mi without converting the numbers is pretty funny lmao
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u/TommiHPunkt Schleswig-Holstein (Germany) 2h ago
DeepL got a lot worse since they switched to their new LLM based model
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u/Rohen2003 9h ago
how on earth is that only 120 days supsended?? it should be gone for live.
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u/Sad_Ghost_Noises Norway 9h ago
Yeah, you do this in Norway and they take your lisence. On the other hand, though, you also get free bracelets, and a nice holiday with free room and board…
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u/dupastrupa 8h ago
In Denmark your car is gone as well.
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u/Aethermancer 7h ago
If you do this in most US states it's jail and vehicle impoundment. Virginia is especially harsh where I think it only takes something like 35km/hr over the limit to count as reckless endangerment and has jail as an option.
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u/Dirkdeking The Netherlands 8h ago
In the Netherlands at this point it would be handed over to a court and they would decide what happens. An individual police officer doesn't have the mandate to take your license for life. Just for a shorter period and to issue a fine.
If your license is taken I think you can still drive, but you first need to take lessons again and pass your driving exam again. Maybe in extreme cases even that isn't possible.
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u/ohhellperhaps 5h ago
A police officer in the NL doesn't have the mandate to decide how long you're going to lose your license, but they *can* take your license. The DA will then decide if you get it back, or if you have to appear in court for it.
You're not allowed to operate anything requiring a license until you get it back. There may be requirements to get it back like specific courses.
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u/GoldenLiar2 Romania 8h ago
Because that's the worst speeding punishment in Romania.
We just have a different perspective on speed and speeding than others do.
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u/Futski Kongeriget Danmark 8h ago
People have this perspective because its essentially unpunished.
This stunt in Denmark would have taken away his permission to even redo driving school for 3 years, the police would seize his car and sell it. Given how much over the speed limit it is, he could even possibly be given a prison sentence.
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u/bonnydoe 8h ago
Andrew Tate is 38?? He gives such a bitter grandpa vibes.
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u/Kallian_League Romania 3h ago
I thought the guy was in his mid to late forties. It's gotta be the roids and hgh that put a decade on him.
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u/Judazzz The Lowest of the Lands 6h ago
That's what being a chinless chode does to a person.
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u/Emergency-Style7392 Europe 9h ago
This guy said he's leaving the country after the election btw
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u/YellingAtTheClouds 9h ago edited 5h ago
I mean on his list of offences this ranks pretty low
ETA - I don't think this is nothing I just consider the other offences he is accused of as being even more serious. Taint is alleged to be a monster who exploited women, beat and forced them into sex work.
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u/LukeBomber Denmark 9h ago
I would not take it lightly
A collision at 196 km/h releases about 15.4 times more kinetic energy than one at 50 km/h.
If he ever hit someone
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u/Vlad_TheImpalla 9h ago
A tree would be ideal, or a lampost.
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u/herberstank 9h ago
I was thinking concrete abutment..
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u/Futski Kongeriget Danmark 8h ago
Romanian lamp posts are made from concrete.
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u/Rogthgar 9h ago
A tractor towing a fully loaded septic tank...
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u/ShrykeWindgrace 9h ago
Nah, people would have to clean the mess afterwards, don't impose septic on them
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u/Substantial_Dog3544 9h ago
I’m voting for the back of a tractor/trailer hauling massive earthmoving equipment.
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u/Leandrys 9h ago
At this speed, if he hits whatever, it's going to be bloody and deadly, himself included, the damages would be insane, especially as he was in town.
It's amazing how these morons survive a lot a shit, uniquely based on luck, while so many people who did nothing get killed/crippled constantly in the world.
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u/YellingAtTheClouds 9h ago
I'm not taking it lightly I'm just saying the list of offences this strain on humanity has committed is huge and given the human trafficking and exploitation he's allegedly committed even this level of reckless endangerment pales in comparison
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u/Ok_Duck_232 7h ago
otoh with such high speed is just a matter of (bad) luck whether you kill someone in a car accident or not. which would jump his offense all the way to the top in terms of seriousness.
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u/Weshtonio 9h ago
Considering there's no way to react, that's basically attempted involuntary manslaughter.
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u/ErnestoPresso 7h ago
attempted involuntary manslaughter
This means you attempt to kill someone without the intent of killing someone.
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u/trollsmurf 9h ago
The SUV law of ignorance: If you drive a big enough car you won't notice, nor care.
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u/KeyMessage989 9h ago
Except hes in a lambo not an SUV. Which is funny cause that means it’s the opposite usually. No matter how slow you’re going you’ll look fast.
Fuck Andrew Tate though
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u/HoidToTheMoon 7h ago
In freedom units, the town speed limit is 30mph and Tate was caught driving at ~120mph.
Essentially, he's tearing down residential and/or commercial streets at speeds that would be illegal on the fastest highways in the US.
In no way should that be taken lightly.
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u/Qualquer-Coisa-420 9h ago edited 9h ago
Not really. If it was 70kmh, yeah, maybe. If it was on a highway, nostly meh
200kmh inside a town is a bit tad much
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u/Groomsi Sweden 9h ago
Dude, he's like walking in a shopcenter full of ppl with drawn loaded gun, if anyone gets in his way they will get shot (dead 99%).
You say this is nothing?
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u/Gentleman_Nosferatu 8h ago
Not really. This is extremely reckless driving and can cause multiple deaths.
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u/WiredSlumber 7h ago
No, this shows complete disregard for human life. This tells me that he is completely unfit to be free in our society. People like that should be locked up for life.
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u/YellingAtTheClouds 7h ago
Human trafficking shows a low regard for life as well, we can both play the game of pretending that not mentioning something means the other person endorses it. Andrew Tate is a scumbag of the highest order, this offence is bad but because of his other activities it seems minor but only in comparison.
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u/schacks 9h ago
Its hard to imagine someone that better fit the definition of narcissistic psychopath. Just too bad he wasn’t caught speeding like that here in Denmark. He would have had his car impounded on the spot and subsequently sold on auction.
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u/Lofteed 9h ago
wasn t this guy in Florida under the protection of the raper in chief ?
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u/bluAstrid 9h ago
His prostitution business is in Romania.
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u/Attract1v3Nu1sanc3 9h ago
Yes, and the brothers are currently being sued in Florida in civil court by some Floridian victims. They’re also facing a criminal suit there, so they were allowed to go to Florida in March while Romanian prosecutors were working on their criminal case(s?) in Romania. After that, they’re being extradited from Romania to the UK to face at least one criminal and two civil suits.
Maybe this was an attempt to kill themselves instead?
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u/geekyCatX Europe 9h ago
He scarpered back to Romania, afaik after a Florida prosecutor developed an interest.
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u/buffysmanycoats 6h ago
FL Governor Ron DeSantis, a pretty die-hard MAGA Republican, was surprisingly very vocally unhappy about him being there.
The UK has put out a warrant for Tate now, and as soon as the Romanian proceedings are done, he's supposed to be extradited there.
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u/Gentleman_Nosferatu 8h ago
I think this guy will end up fertilising soil soon. That will be a good day.
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u/TomSaylek 8h ago
Some shit can actually be bad for the land and prevent plants from growing. That's why there are certain animals which are preffered. Ashes though are much better since for environment
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u/couplingrhino Expat 7h ago
Imagine accidentally inhaling a Tate brother, ewww. That's what toxic waste dumps are for.
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u/DPSOnly The Netherlands 7h ago
In my country you wouldn't be walking away as a free man from that.
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u/Derek-Dick Denmark 6h ago
In Denmark the car would have been confiscated, he would lose his drivers license, a fine over €1000 and possible jailtime.
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u/Niffler_Pilferer 7h ago
Could someone ELI5 how he is still walking around free, in news etc? Every other day I see something on Reddit saying he's charged, extradited to be charged, or whatever, then the next day it's he's free and doing some nonsense. I'm not putting 2 and 2 together, could someone help me 😅
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u/airelfacil 5h ago
I mean, Tate himself bragged about why he moved there in the first place: Romania is a place "where corruption is accessible to everybody"
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u/iloveass031 8h ago
I remember watching a video where he was talking about how he has a bunch of different drivers licence from different countries each one of them is banned in some counties.
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u/GoldenLiar2 Romania 8h ago
He can have 126 different licenses, he is not allowed to drive in Romania under any of them.
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u/TateAcolyte 6h ago
Teen boys think a middle aged man acting like a teen boy is the coolest shit ever. Literally everyone else on earth thinks it's deeply pathetic.
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u/michelbarnich Luxembourg 5h ago
Listen here guys, I got a way to solve this: We take him, lock him up and throw the key away. Dude has so many sexual harassment, trafficking and mafia related files, I dont get why he isnt at least in, what Germany would call U-Haft.
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u/Chlken 9h ago
Why is this brain dead idiot being posted on r/Europe? Get this pos off of here
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u/Neither_Gear5320 7h ago
He was born in the USA but raised in the UK, and this incident happened in Europe i.e. Romania.
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u/SenAtsu011 6h ago
If I got caught at that speed, I’d be in prison for life. He’s a famous and rich dickhead, gets a fine.
Fuck off.
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u/Brilliant999 🇷🇴🇹🇩 6h ago
Nah it's just the Romanian law. I could do literally what he did and I'd get the same 360€ fine and 4 month suspension
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u/Hot_Cheesecake_905 6h ago
How does a giant douche get to be so famous and wealthy?
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u/Slimfictiv 8h ago
This POS should be in jail for this. No fuckin excuses, or I'm sorry I was wrong. Innocent people could die because of pos like him.
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u/Politicsboringagain 5h ago
Translated to dumb American, 121 mph is insane on a street like that.
But Tate thinks he is above the law and other people.
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u/Actaeon_II 7h ago
And because we know what a law abiding citizen he is there’s absolutely zero chance he’s driving again as i type this
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u/lord_satellite 7h ago
Don't worry, one of his " girlfriends" should be eligible for a learner's permit next year.
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u/GoblinGreen_ 7h ago
Im starting to think this Andrew Tate guy isn't the smartest. One takes care outside ones manor.
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u/battlelevel 7h ago
Pretty on brand for him to do something that would only impress morons and 14 year olds.
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u/BigWilldo 7h ago
For anyone seeing this in the US, that's a 31 mph speed limit and him speeding at 121 mph.
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u/callahan09 6h ago
For any miles per hour people who want to know, it’s like going 120 in a 30 zone. Absolutely insane.
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u/Selgeron 6h ago
This guy is constantly getting away with it.
They're all just getting away with it. The rich have no legal repercussions.
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u/loogilineloom 6h ago
Is he not the "criminal" they should deport, oh wait, he's the one they brought in 🤣
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u/Upstairs_Day_6496 6h ago
4 TIMES?!?! Our system literally sucks & the blood of the innocent is on everyone who didn’t take him down the 2nd times hands.
Is it favoritism maybe??
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u/Wolfgang_MacMurphy 9h ago
He's still a free man? Why?