Cops ‘wait outside’ KIIS FM studios for serial driving offender Kyle Sandilands… but radio star’s smooth tongue gets him out of a ticket
He is regularly on the radar of police and parking inspectors, often receiving tens of thousands of dollars in fines over the course of a year.
And Kyle Sandilands appeared to be in trouble again on Tuesday morning, when the radio star, 52, drove into KIIS FM’s studios as police “waited” for him outside.
In a video shared on The Kyle and Jackie O Show’s Instagram account, several police officers were “waiting for Kyle” as the radio star pulled into his studio at 5:30am.
Officers approached Sandilands as he got out of his $250,000 Cadillac Escalade Platinum 4WD.
But in audio recorded by station staff, Sandilands could be heard deftly talking himself out of trouble.
Kyle Sandilands [pictured centre] appeared to be in trouble again on Tuesday morning, when the radio star, 52, drove into KIIS FM’s studios as police ‘waited’ for him outside
Show employees revealed on air that police stopped and spoke to them as they waited for Kyle to arrive for that morning’s show.
However, it turned out that the police just wanted to talk to a child’s father about comments he made on the air.
“The man from the highway patrol[s], they’ve come out and they’ve said, “Listen, we heard you say on the air that you think the police are after you.” And they’ve come out to tell me they’re not after me.’
Kyle remained skeptical, telling officers he was concerned because he only had “four points” left on his driver’s license.
But the interaction ended on good terms, with Kyle calling an officer’s fiancé who was a fan of the show and telling her she’d found “a good one” in her law enforcement boyfriend.
In a video shared on The Kyle and Jackie O Show’s Instagram account, several police officers were “waiting for Kyle” as the radio star pulled into his studio at 5:30 a.m.
In 2021, Sandilands admitted to collecting about $16,000 in fines in that year alone.
“Sometimes I get away with parking, I’ve seen it with my own eyes,” Kyle said while talking to his manager and close friend Bruno Bouchet on The Kyle and Jackie O Show.
Bruno added that some parking attendants don’t bother giving Kyle a ticket because they know he won’t cough up the money.
“There are some rangers who will never book you…they’re good people, fans of the show and know it’s more hassle than it’s worth booking you anyway,” said Bruno.
Kyle said he flat out refuses to buy a ticket.
“I never buy a ticket, I say f**k the council, I’m not paying you $4, fuck off!” Kyle explained.
But in audio recorded by station staff, Sandilands could be heard deftly talking himself out of trouble
Kyle, Bruno and Jackie O then split the numbers.
Kyle said he received 18 fines for “continuously parking longer than posted” in a zone, totaling $2,088.
Kyle must pay $5,675 for disobeying a stop sign 25 times.
For stopping in a loading zone and being charged 42 times for the violation, he must pay back a total of $8,148.
The eye-watering total for this year comes to $15,911.
Jackie couldn’t believe the number and told Kyle it was “such a waste of money.”
In 2021, Sandilands admitted to collecting about $16,000 in fines in that year alone
Kyle admitted that sometimes he just can’t see the fines on his car window screen and mistakes them for Domino’s flyers.
In the setup, $16,000 is a drop in the ocean for Kyle, who reportedly earns a whopping $5 million a year co-hosting the Kyle and Jackie O Show and drives a $380,000 Bentley.
In 2019, he expanded his car collection and got a $1.3 million Rolls-Royce Phantom.
Jake Challenor, the publisher of industry bible Radio Today, said Kyle and Jackie O each get $5 million a year to host Sydney’s top-rated FM breakfast show.
Kyle admitted that sometimes he just can’t see the fines on his car window screen and mistakes them for Domino’s flyers