The war on drivers continues (part 1)

This government and its army of tax collectors have been at it again. Today I read that "A motorist has been fined £30 for defrosting his car outside his home because he left it unattended with the engine running. Ken Hardman, 45, was prosecuted for the offence of "quitting" after the vehicle was spotted by a police officer...

A police spokesman said: "The officer tried to offer words of advice but the male refused to accept them. So the officer was left with no option but to issue a fixed penalty notice of £30. Every year we appeal to the public not to leave their cars running unattended on frosty mornings as they are easy pickings for thieves.

However, Mr Hardman, of Whittle-le-Woods, Lancashire, said that thieves had no way of stealing his Mercedes saloon because its windows and doors could be locked while the engine was running."


So a man had secured his vehicle and left it to defrost, when a policeman decided that he was in danger of attracting thieves. The man points out that his car is secure and maybe refuses to show due respect to PC Plod, so the policeman has no alternative... What a crock of shit, the police have given up trying to catch criminals and are now involved mainly in raising tax revenue for this government and artificially inflating the crime detection statistics.