Fined £50... For dropping a tenner

**Jason** · 06-21-2009, 09:53 AM

A SHOPPER who dropped a £10 note in the street by accident has been fined – for littering.

Arthritis sufferer Stewart Smith was leaving a charity shop when the banknote fell from his hand, without him realising.

Stewart, 36, at first expressed his gratitude to the two officers who approached him to point out that the note had fallen to the ground.

But moments later, after recovering the note, he was stunned to be accused of littering and slapped with a £50 fixed-penalty notice.

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/...pping-a-tenner

**WereBo** · 06-21-2009, 11:16 AM

That's life in the UK nowadays - Petty Bureaucrats rule the roost!!!

~~Mcninjaguy~~ · 06-23-2009, 06:59 PM

WE had a 3 month long bus strike and person recently got fined for not writing in their bus pass numbers on the monthly pass. It was a $150 fine. what BS.

06-21-2009, 09:53 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jason Faugh a ballagh Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pasco, FL Posts: 8,411 OS: Windows Vista My System Blog Entries: 2	Fined £50... For dropping a tenner A SHOPPER who dropped a £10 note in the street by accident has been fined – for littering. Arthritis sufferer Stewart Smith was leaving a charity shop when the banknote fell from his hand, without him realising. Stewart, 36, at first expressed his gratitude to the two officers who approached him to point out that the note had fallen to the ground. But moments later, after recovering the note, he was stunned to be accused of littering and slapped with a £50 fixed-penalty notice. http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/...pping-a-tenner __________________ Posting Tips \| Advice for New People \| Common Fixes \| Agus na damnaithe fágtha gan focal Glaoigh ormsa i measc na naomh

06-21-2009, 11:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
WereBo Resident Village Idiot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE London, UK Posts: 14,065 OS: Win-7, XP-Pro SP3 My System	Re: Fined £50... For dropping a tenner That's life in the UK nowadays - Petty Bureaucrats rule the roost!!! __________________ I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them.

06-23-2009, 06:59 PM	#3 (permalink)
~~Mcninjaguy~~ Troubled Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Fined £50... For dropping a tenner WE had a 3 month long bus strike and person recently got fined for not writing in their bus pass numbers on the monthly pass. It was a $150 fine. what BS.