Court rules in favour of fat man in a Merc

BERLIN – A German court has ruled that Mercedes must release a man from a car lease deal after a dispute over whether he was too heavy to drive the luxury vehicle.

Bild newspaper reports that Mercedes argued that the multiple car breakdowns caused by his weight were insufficient grounds to break the deal on his S-320 CDI model, – he had to take the car back 13 times for 21 malfunctions. The man, named only as Frank S, was told that at 160 kg he weighed twice as much as the average driver, Bild said.- ReutersThe man, named only as Frank S, was told that at 160 kg he weighed twice as much as the average driver, Bild said.- Reuters