stupid fine

[deggers316]

i read yesterday on bbc web site that a man has been find £60 for blowing his nose with a tissue whilst parked in a traffic cue with the handbrake on and out of gear (he is contesting this of course) hope to god he wins this case
the police said he was not in ful control of his car?(stopped with brake applied) so a bus driver with up to 60 passengers on his bus then cant be in control of his vehicle when both his hands are off the wheel when issuing tickets and change, would they fine every bus driver ? they should if this guy looses his case,

[sara3]

I doubt we've heard the full facts of this case.

[deggers316]

yes. i hope we can follow this up

[Twenty20]

Yes, I think there's probably slightly more to this than has been reported. Makes a good story for the moment though.

[factor-fiction]

Maybe he had reached across to the glove box to get out a tissue while driving. We'll need to wait until we hear the full story

[Mudman]

Media hype.. If we don't hear anymore about it then there was more to the story than reported. As usual!

[Gromit]

// When motorist Michael Mancini found himself stuck in a queue of traffic with a runny nose, he instinctively reached for his hankie.
However, the simple act of pulling out a tissue and blowing his nose earned him a £60 on-the-spot fine because he was 'not in proper control of his vehicle'.
Policeman Stuart Gray, nicknamed PC Shiny Buttons for his zealous approach to the job, also handed out three points - even though Mr Mancini had his handbrake on.

Now Mr Mancini, a 39-year-old father-of-two, faces a potentially expensive legal battle to clear his name after vowing not to pay the fine.

He is the latest victim of PC Gray, who is no stranger to controversy.

A few months ago, the officer issued a £50 fixed penalty for littering to unemployed Stewart Smith, who accidentally dropped a £10 note in the street as he left a shop. //

http://www.dailymail....cini-faces-trial.html

[boxtops]

I hope this is overturned, it sounds ridiculous. This sounds like the police sketch with Rowan Atkinson where the copper was on the carpet for arresting people for wearing a loud shirt in a public place - etc.

[anotheoldgit]

Wasn't this story covered only 3 posts down?

http://www.theanswerb...s/Question856843.html

[R1Geezer]

surely he can plead not guilty then plod will have to convince the beak.

[Coobeastie]

As per usual there was more to the littering story. The guy didn't get fined for dropping a tenner. He got fined as he'd dropped rubbish accidentally including the money. He was asked to pick the rubbish up and refused.

I think it was good that he got fined there is no excuse for littering up our streets.

As for the nose blowing, more than likely there is more to that too, probably rolling forward with both hands of the wheel or somesuch.