A case of mistaken identity has led to an Invercargill forklift being ticketed for speeding at 119km/h on the Kapiti Coast - despite having a top speed of 19km/h.
Police had identified the forklift belonging to Lindsay Carrying Co as the offending vehicle, despite it never having leftInvercargill.
Assistant manager Shelley Kempton said she thought someone was "taking the p***" when she opened a letter from Paraparaumu police.
They had requested the company provide the identity of the driver of a Toyota vehicle travelling south at 119km/h on State Highway 1 at Waikanae at 4.51pm on January 7, she told the Southland Times.
Mrs Kempton scanned a file containing details of the company's fleet of two trucks, three vans and two forklifts in search of the offending numberplate.
"Then I realised...I nearly wet myself laughing."
The forklift was bought new by the company in 2006 and the furthest it had travelled was probably a block and a half, Mrs Kempton said.
Police were last night are still trying to find the driver of the offending vehicle.
