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Elderly man sitting in a car park gets slapped with a £250 fine, all because he spit out something the wind blew into his mouth

An 86-year-old man has been handed a £250 fine for spitting out a reed that was blown into his mouth by strong winds, prompting him to call on enforcement officers to use more common sense when issuing penalties. According to the BBC, Roy Marsh says the incident took place in February in Skegness, Lincolnshire, while he was out walking and stopped to rest at the South Parade Car Park. According to Marsh, the weather conditions were rough, with p…
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