An Ayrshire businessman says he has been fined by the police for blowing his nose while driving.
Michael Mancini, from Prestwick, said he was sitting in stationary traffic with the handbrake on when he used a tissue to clean his nose.
He claimed he was waved over by four police officers and given a fixed penalty for not being in proper control of his car. He has refused to pay the £60 fine and the case may now proceed to court. The 39-year-old, who runs a furniture restoration business in Ayr, said: “The traffic was nose to tail in the high street and the traffic stopped and I thought that was quite a good time (to blow his nose).
“I stopped the van and put the handbrake on. I saw four police officers nearby. The traffic moved on and I was waved across by an officer…
BBC News – Driver fined ‘for blowing his nose’
