I don’t even know what to say anymore
“You’d better swallow that leaf if you know what’s good for you”
A pensioner was hit with a £250 fine by overzealous litter wardens for spitting out a leaf that blew into his mouth.
Roy Marsh, 86, was slapped with the ridiculous ticket after the incident while out walking in a seaside town.
The pensioner said he was accosted by two council enforcement officers after pausing for a rest near some reeds on a windy day in Skegness, Lincolnshire, earlier this year.
‘As I was sitting there, a gale blew a big reed into my mouth. I spat it out and just as I got up to walk away two guys (enforcement officers) came up to me,’ he said.
Mr Marsh was told by one of the officers at the South Parade Car Park in the town that he had been seen spitting on the floor. He claimed he told the officer he was being a ‘silly boy’.
‘It was all unnecessary and all out of proportion.’ Mr Marsh added.
A fine of £250 was issued after the incident in February, which was later reduced on appeal to £150, which Mr Marsh, who lives in the town, paid.
‘It was something that could have happened to anyone,’ he said. ‘It’s left me anxious about going out.’
Also: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp34xykk653o
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