Illegal to blow your nose while stationary with the handbrake on!

anewman

Spotted on another forum. Motorist receives £50 on the spot fine.. for blowing his nose in stationary car.

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2010/01/28/motorist-receives-50-on-the-spot-fine-for-blowing-his-nose-in-car-86908-22000682/

shuaibf

"£60 fixed penalty notice for "not being in control of his vehicle". he was in complete control as the car was stationary and handbrake on just waste of police time if u ask me

Inactive

You couldn't make it up...

shuaibf

"the cop who handed out the ticket was PC Stuart Gray - dubbed PC Shiny Buttons for his zealous approach to the job. He was exposed last year after he issued a £50 fixed penalty to a man who accidentally dropped a £10 note in the street."




WHAT AN !!!!!! !!

hothothot_3

shuaibf wrote: »

"£60 fixed penalty notice for "not being in control of his vehicle". he was in complete control as the car was stationary and handbrake on just waste of police time if u ask me

From reading the article it states that they stopped him as he pulled off (vehicle moving).

cyclonebri1

hothothot wrote: »

From reading the article it states that they stopped him as he pulled off (vehicle moving).

His nose was probably still running then,;););)

FFSake.

What is the difference between taking your hand of the wheel to indicate, sound the horn, change gear, switch the lights or wipers on, wind the window up/down, tune the radio................................................

and scrathing your !!!!, nose ,ear etc, pick yer nose, eat a sweet and god knows what else??????

jamespir

so did the police put down there donuts when they pulled him over

shuaibf

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

His nose was probably still running then,;););)

FFSake.

What is the difference between taking your hand of the wheel to indicate, sound the horn, change gear, switch the lights or wipers on, wind the window up/down, tune the radio................................................

and scrathing your !!!!, nose ,ear etc, pick yer nose, eat a sweet and god knows what else??????

EXACTLY cops were probs standing outside bored and just looking for some fun lol :j

pitkin2020

I wouldn't pay it either i'd rather it went to court.

It's stupid things like this that just make the police look like !!!!!holes, its just not neccesary. Maybe if the driver was riding the clutch whilst blowing his nose with a fag in one hand and a cup of coffee rested between his legs not wearing his seatbelt ok......but come on.......blowing your nose. It won't be long before your not allowed to use the radio in the car for fear of not being in control. I see most BMW drivers already do away with the indicators for fear of letting go of the steering wheel and getting a fine lol

hothothot_3

pitkin2020 wrote: »

I wouldn't pay it either i'd rather it went to court.

It's stupid things like this that just make the police look like !!!!!holes, its just not neccesary. Maybe if the driver was riding the clutch whilst blowing his nose with a fag in one hand and a cup of coffee rested between his legs not wearing his seatbelt ok......but come on.......blowing your nose. It won't be long before your not allowed to use the radio in the car for fear of not being in control. I see most BMW drivers already do away with the indicators for fear of letting go of the steering wheel and getting a fine lol

Quite.

The motorist is an easy target though, and Fixed Penalty Notices are a nice money earner for the forces budget.

I frequently notice officers committing equally petty offences, water bottle in hand whilst steering with the other etc.. its double standards, nothing new there. Next time I see it I will take a picture and make a police complaint. More people should do. Grumbling wont stop this happening.

mchale

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Please, please, an !!!!!! can be useful :rotfl: