0:00:03 > 0:00:05'Never before have so many
0:00:05 > 0:00:07'on-the-spot fines been issued in Britain.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10'We're going to be following the men and women who hand out
0:00:10 > 0:00:14'over ?30 million worth of tickets every month...'
0:00:14 > 0:00:15Oops.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Down here, they are an absolute blight.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19So, I'm at 104 now. Wow!
0:00:19 > 0:00:22That is disgusting. Just walk away.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25'..for behaviour that's downright dangerous...'
0:00:25 > 0:00:27That was stupid for these conditions, wasn't it?
0:00:27 > 0:00:28'..simply selfish...'
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Look at the mess you've created in the street!
0:00:31 > 0:00:34'..or just, well, plain silly.'
0:00:37 > 0:00:38What a doughnut!
0:00:38 > 0:00:41'We'll be revealing the cost of their bad behaviour...'
0:00:41 > 0:00:42?100 fine.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Pays ?260.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47'..and how this could affect you.'
0:00:47 > 0:00:50Might give him a punch. Do you want to see me kick off?
0:00:50 > 0:00:52'The police are on it...'
0:00:52 > 0:00:53What the...?!
0:00:53 > 0:00:55'..the parking wardens are on it...'
0:00:55 > 0:00:57They should be thanking us for being here.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59'..and I'm on it.'
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Careful, it's a 30mph limit here!
0:01:01 > 0:01:02'I'm Dom Littlewood,
0:01:02 > 0:01:04'and I'm on the spot.
0:01:07 > 0:01:11'Today, I'm at the scene of the grime, and it stinks...'
0:01:11 > 0:01:14How do you feel about the fact you're picking up someone's poo,
0:01:14 > 0:01:17rubbish...? I don't even like standing next to it.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20'..we meet a driver who could be heading for more than a fine...'
0:01:20 > 0:01:22Blow. DRIVER BLOWS
0:01:22 > 0:01:24Keep going, keep going.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Yeah, the legal limit's 35, and you've just blown...
0:01:27 > 0:01:30'..and we have trouble keeping up on the M4.'
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Oh, crikey, he's racing, isn't he?
0:01:34 > 0:01:38Disgusting, isn't it? How would you like to live next door to that?
0:01:38 > 0:01:40And the next time you see someone littering,
0:01:40 > 0:01:43bear in mind that in England alone, it costs the council about
0:01:43 > 0:01:47half a billion pounds a year to clear it up.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50But here's a message for you litter louts - the next time you do
0:01:50 > 0:01:54an illegal drop like that, it could end up costing you a lot of money.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58I think it's absolutely disgusting that people just think they can just
0:01:58 > 0:02:01throw their rubbish out and expect other people just to walk round it.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05Just throw it on the streets, and it's wrong. Yeah. Definitely.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07Well, I think the taxpayers' money's wasted
0:02:07 > 0:02:09on the irresponsible people that's doing this,
0:02:09 > 0:02:12and the sooner that they get fined for it - heavy fined -
0:02:12 > 0:02:13it'll mean others don't do it.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16It's not good. It's messing up the whole place.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23Cardiff is a city with a rubbish problem.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26The city's landfill sites are overflowing, and the council
0:02:26 > 0:02:30has got to find somewhere else for all that rubbish to go.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33So they're waging war on waste.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36I'm just going to search through these now to find some evidence,
0:02:36 > 0:02:37see where they've come from.
0:02:38 > 0:02:43This is waste enforcement officer Steph Marnell Jones,
0:02:43 > 0:02:45who loves the challenge.
0:02:45 > 0:02:46SHE LAUGHS
0:02:46 > 0:02:48There's a spider in there!
0:02:48 > 0:02:49Well, most of the time.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Steph has had a report of some illegally dumped rubbish.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58I think the first fine of the day could be pretty close,
0:02:58 > 0:03:01so the journey out should give me a few moments to get to know
0:03:01 > 0:03:03my co-worker a little bit better.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06I don't know whether it was destiny that I would do this job,
0:03:06 > 0:03:08but even when I was younger, when I was little,
0:03:08 > 0:03:12I wouldn't even put things in public bins, I would take them home!
0:03:12 > 0:03:13SHE LAUGHS
0:03:13 > 0:03:16In case they felt lonely, in case the rubbish felt lonely,
0:03:16 > 0:03:19I'd put it in my house bin! SHE LAUGHS
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Hang on, you felt sorry for the rubbish? Yeah!
0:03:22 > 0:03:24So it must have been destiny I was going to do this job.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27You need a check-up from the neck up, don't you?
0:03:29 > 0:03:32Steph's mission is to educate the people of Cardiff to chuck
0:03:32 > 0:03:37away their waste correctly and, if that doesn't work, to enforce,
0:03:37 > 0:03:39which means on-the-spot fines.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42And as I'm Dom On The Spot, that's why I'm here.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46See, that's bad. Look at this open food-waste bin there.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48Yeah, that's disgusting.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51So, as a situation now, because the council - and quite rightly, too -
0:03:51 > 0:03:54wants to get people to recycle more of their waste,
0:03:54 > 0:03:57you've now made their general-waste bins smaller.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01Therefore, if they've got too much general waste and
0:04:01 > 0:04:04they put it into different bags, they could be liable for a penalty.
0:04:04 > 0:04:05Yeah. I think it's a really, really good idea.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08I could also think it's actually...
0:04:08 > 0:04:11It could get a little bit confusing, cos, to a lot of people, a lot of
0:04:11 > 0:04:14the general public, not people like you working in the industry,
0:04:14 > 0:04:17there's a point where actually I don't know sometimes what is
0:04:17 > 0:04:19general waste and what is recyclable. Yeah.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Some councils can recycle different things.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25That's why, whenever I'm searching a bag, I'm thinking,
0:04:25 > 0:04:27you know, "Have they been spoken to before?"
0:04:27 > 0:04:31You know, when I go back, we'll always check the system first,
0:04:31 > 0:04:32you know? Right.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35So we educate the residents, and we give them information and
0:04:35 > 0:04:38leaflets and booklets and we help them all we can.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41But, you know, if they continue to not do it correctly,
0:04:41 > 0:04:43that's when we will give the fixed penalty.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46I'm not just an enforcement officer, I'm an education officer as well
0:04:46 > 0:04:49and we educate first and we enforce next.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51'So, just what form does that enforcement -
0:04:51 > 0:04:54'that's fines to you and me - actually take?'
0:04:54 > 0:04:58Out of interest, what would happen if,
0:04:58 > 0:05:00when I finished this apple, I threw the core out?
0:05:00 > 0:05:03Cos that's biodegradable, isn't it? It's still littering.
0:05:03 > 0:05:07You've got no guarantee that those birds will come and eat it.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11And it is biodegradable, but how long will it take to...?
0:05:11 > 0:05:15Right, so that would be a finable offence? Yeah. Yeah. OK.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17I won't do it again if I know I'm in for a big fine.
0:05:17 > 0:05:23How much is it? ?80. 80 quid?! ?80 for littering, yeah. Ouch.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25'Ouch. That really would be rubbish.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28'Don't worry, I won't be chucking this away any time soon.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31'But it's a good job we've arrived at the address where
0:05:31 > 0:05:33'the illegally dumped waste has been spotted.
0:05:33 > 0:05:34'Now, THAT could lead to a fine.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38'First step, get your hands dirty.'
0:05:38 > 0:05:42What's wrong with the waste is all these items - some of them
0:05:42 > 0:05:45are recyclable, but obviously the nappies can't go in there.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47And food waste in there, as well.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50'Now, if you can get a fine for throwing away an apple core,
0:05:50 > 0:05:51'then I'm pretty sure there's a fine
0:05:51 > 0:05:54'on the cards for this stinking pile.'
0:05:54 > 0:05:58How do you feel about the fact you're picking up someone's poo,
0:05:58 > 0:06:03rubbish...? There's food in it. I mean, it smells. Yeah. All right?
0:06:03 > 0:06:04It's dirty.
0:06:04 > 0:06:08I don't even like standing next to it, and you're handling it.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11OK, you've got gloves on, but this bag's full of poo, isn't it?
0:06:11 > 0:06:13To be honest with you, it's not very nice,
0:06:13 > 0:06:16but I've gotten used to it over the years.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Some days, it gets to you and you just think...
0:06:18 > 0:06:19SHE GRUNTS IN FRUSTRATION
0:06:19 > 0:06:22'I think Steph could be moving towards a fine for this mess,
0:06:22 > 0:06:26'but a fine needs a villain, and the only way to find out who
0:06:26 > 0:06:30'might have left it here is to rifle through this lot.'
0:06:30 > 0:06:32I'd give you a hand, but I haven't got any gloves.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34'Did I mention that it stinks?
0:06:34 > 0:06:39'But wait, our first clue as to who this horrible mess belongs to.'
0:06:39 > 0:06:42So, we've got a bank statement here, which has the name there.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Well, actually, can I just have it?
0:06:44 > 0:06:47You've got to be stupid to put a bank statement in a bin, anyhow.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Not just cos it's got your details on it, the amount in the account,
0:06:50 > 0:06:55it says the sort code, account number, how much you've got, name...
0:06:55 > 0:06:56Yeah, everything there.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00The address is just here, so she lives above the shop here.
0:07:00 > 0:07:01'That's a result.
0:07:01 > 0:07:03'It looks like this litter lout has dumped their rubbish
0:07:03 > 0:07:05'right outside their door.
0:07:05 > 0:07:09'So, are we looking at a ?100 fine or just a warning?'
0:07:09 > 0:07:12I'll probably put her under notice. That's a warning, isn't it? Yeah.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14If you put her under that, she doesn't get a penalty,
0:07:14 > 0:07:17she's told, "Do it again and you're going to get smacked,"
0:07:17 > 0:07:19and even more expensive this time - 100 quid.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22It'd be ?100, yeah. And then she's got no excuse in the world. No, no.
0:07:22 > 0:07:26OK, but when you knock on that door, if she hasn't got
0:07:26 > 0:07:28a good excuse or her attitude stinks, you know, you'll what?
0:07:28 > 0:07:33You'll issue a fine, penalty? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And do you know what?
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Everybody who's decent would respect that,
0:07:36 > 0:07:38because bought experience is the best experience.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40Hopefully, that'll stop her.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42'So the ball's very much in this lady's court.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46'It's either a warning or a hefty ?100 fine.
0:07:46 > 0:07:47'Which way is it going to go?
0:07:49 > 0:07:52'Good start - someone's in.'
0:07:52 > 0:07:54Hiya. Cardiff Council Waste Enforcement.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57It's just about some bags I found on the road there. Yeah.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00'And Steph is cutting straight to the chase.'
0:08:00 > 0:08:02It's just a few things.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06The recycling bags contain nappies, and they can't be recycled...
0:08:06 > 0:08:09So, before we go too far, let's take a look at the evidence.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15Unsorted waste, including human excrement.
0:08:15 > 0:08:20And proof of address tying the rubbish to this property.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25A ?100 fine could be on the cards. What will it be?
0:08:25 > 0:08:28If you continue to put the nappies in there, they won't get
0:08:28 > 0:08:30collected and you could be issued with a fixed penalty.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33All right? Thanks for your time. Thank you. Cheers. Ta-ra.
0:08:33 > 0:08:38There it is. I think the nappies might have swung it in her favour.
0:08:38 > 0:08:43Steph has cut this young mum some slack. It's just a caution.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Although the lady didn't want to be filmed,
0:08:45 > 0:08:48she did invite me in for a quick chat.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51I've just started to use the food-waste bin yesterday. All right.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Why only yesterday? Because I seen my bins ripped open
0:08:54 > 0:08:55and I thought, "Ohhh...!"
0:08:55 > 0:08:58By the foxes and the animals? Yeah. Yeah.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01Cos they've been there for literally a week.
0:09:01 > 0:09:03No-one's getting into it again.
0:09:03 > 0:09:04Right.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09And when she comes back again next time, it's not going to happen? No.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13No. OK. I think it's been your lucky day there. So, OK.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Cheerio, lovely. Bye-bye.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19I tell you what, I think that lady has got off very, very lightly.
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Her circumstances in there - I've got to be honest,
0:09:21 > 0:09:23I felt a little bit sorry for her.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26She's a single mum, she's got her hands full with a baby,
0:09:26 > 0:09:29and I could just tell she hasn't got the money. She admitted that.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31She's going to struggle.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33If she'd got an ?80 fine, that would've hurt her quite a lot.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37I'd like to think I don't think she'll do it again. All right...
0:09:37 > 0:09:40'Steph was clearly giving her the benefit of the doubt,
0:09:40 > 0:09:42'so no fine this time.'
0:09:44 > 0:09:48Tell you what, that's a lot nicer looking now, isn't it?
0:09:48 > 0:09:49Job well done, Steph.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57Anyway, you know what I said about giving her the benefit of the doubt?
0:09:57 > 0:10:00A couple of weeks later, and it's time for a spot check.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02And lo and behold, another bag.
0:10:04 > 0:10:05Well, we have...
0:10:09 > 0:10:12..a bit of a cooker. Food waste.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Hold your horses. I don't believe it.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22It's the actual letter that Steph gave her...
0:10:22 > 0:10:24hidden in the actual litter.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28So, I put her under notice on the 26th, since 26th May,
0:10:28 > 0:10:30and here it is in the bin
0:10:30 > 0:10:32and she's put her waste out incorrectly again,
0:10:32 > 0:10:34so she obviously doesn't care.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36So the warning didn't work.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40I think there's only one option here. What do you think, Steph?
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Erm, so she'll be getting a ?100 fixed penalty now.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47Well, there's no second chance, and it's a ?100 on-the-spot fine.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Next, we're in Wiltshire.
0:10:53 > 0:10:54Beautiful, isn't it?
0:10:58 > 0:11:01But commit a motoring offence somewhere on its busy roads,
0:11:01 > 0:11:05and the chances are you could be hit with an on-the-spot fine by
0:11:05 > 0:11:08traffic cop Jay Clifton.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12I'm going to head up onto the M4 motorway to start our day,
0:11:12 > 0:11:13to see what we can find.
0:11:13 > 0:11:17Jay has lots of fancy tech in his car to catch offenders.
0:11:17 > 0:11:19Just look at it!
0:11:19 > 0:11:22But some offences are so blatant they're pretty hard to miss.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26I've just seen this vehicle come down a one-way street
0:11:26 > 0:11:29in completely the opposite direction,
0:11:29 > 0:11:30ahead of oncoming traffic.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34So we're going to get him to go into the estate here and
0:11:34 > 0:11:36we're going to deal with it,
0:11:36 > 0:11:40because that is totally unacceptable and exceptionally dangerous.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43Driving the wrong way down a one-way street?
0:11:43 > 0:11:44Now, I'm no expert,
0:11:44 > 0:11:47but that could be much more than an on-the-spot fine.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Based on that, I could, if I wanted to,
0:11:49 > 0:11:51put this person in front of a court.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55But let's see what they have to say, in the first instance...
0:11:57 > 0:11:58..and go from there.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01Jay has ordered the driver off the road,
0:12:01 > 0:12:03which is probably a good thing.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05But while the vehicle has stopped,
0:12:05 > 0:12:07the driver's erratic behaviour hasn't.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11I've got a feeling there could be a fine on its way.
0:12:11 > 0:12:17Do you live locally, do you? So you know the roads exceptionally well.
0:12:17 > 0:12:18It's a one-way street!
0:12:18 > 0:12:21The driver claims to have panicked when she saw the flashing light,
0:12:21 > 0:12:24but she was driving dodgily way before Jay put his blues on.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27You'd have been panicking a lot more if something had hit you head on.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29Do you have your licence with you?
0:12:29 > 0:12:32But hang on a minute, could Jay be onto something?
0:12:32 > 0:12:35Have you had anything to drink today at all?
0:12:36 > 0:12:40Jay needs to find out what might be behind this woman's dodgy driving
0:12:40 > 0:12:43and whether she could be looking at worse than a fine.
0:12:45 > 0:12:46She hit my car.
0:12:46 > 0:12:49Uh-oh, maybe he's right.
0:12:49 > 0:12:53Yeah, look. Oh, you have hit her car. She's hit my car.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56This woman's day is getting worse by the minute.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00Turns out she's driven into another parked car - and one owned by
0:13:00 > 0:13:02an off-duty colleague of Jay's.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04I tell you what, let's straighten you up first
0:13:04 > 0:13:06so we can let that young lady get away.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09Did I mention there could be a fine on the way?
0:13:11 > 0:13:13Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16No, no, no, no, no, no, no!
0:13:16 > 0:13:19OK, you're going to have to go back and straighten up.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21So don't turn your steering wheel. Keep it exactly as it is.
0:13:21 > 0:13:26Open that window and you'll be able to hear me. Take it nice and steady.
0:13:26 > 0:13:27Don't go back yet.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31OK, nice and steady backwards, then.
0:13:31 > 0:13:33Go on, then, keep going.
0:13:33 > 0:13:34Don't turn the wheel yet.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37Now turn it left all the way.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Now, you can't get a fine if you need help to reverse,
0:13:40 > 0:13:43which is one bit of good news for this lady.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46That's it, come out as you normally would now.
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Nice and straight.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52OK, you're back now. Keep coming back.
0:13:52 > 0:13:53Yeah, keep coming back, keep nice and...
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Straighten up that wheel, that's it. Now come back straight.
0:13:56 > 0:13:59OK, you've got a parking space behind you.
0:14:00 > 0:14:04Keep coming back, keep coming back. Keep coming back. That'll do.
0:14:04 > 0:14:08Hold it there. OK. You park how you feel comfortable now.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10She'll need more than scratch cover for that.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13With the woman's vehicle now safe,
0:14:13 > 0:14:16Jay can get on with his investigation.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19OK, because you've been involved in a moving-traffic offence,
0:14:19 > 0:14:22I'm going to do a quick breath test on you, which I'm empowered to do
0:14:22 > 0:14:23under the Road Traffic Act of 1988.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26When was the last time you had an alcoholic drink?
0:14:26 > 0:14:29The lady claims to have had a single glass of white wine with her lunch.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33OK, what I need you to do is get a good lungful of air for me,
0:14:33 > 0:14:35make a good seal on the tube on the end.
0:14:35 > 0:14:38One nice long breath outwards until I tell you to stop. OK.
0:14:38 > 0:14:40Don't hesitate as you blow.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Just like blowing up a balloon.
0:14:43 > 0:14:45I'll hold the device. A nice big breath for me.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49Go on, then. Blow.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51Keep going, keep going, keep going. OK, hold on.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Right, you're blowing it a bit too hard. So...
0:14:54 > 0:14:56HE BLOWS
0:14:56 > 0:15:00A bit too hard. Off you go. Ready? Big lungful of air.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Blow. No, no, blow.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05Keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going.
0:15:05 > 0:15:06That's it, that's lovely.
0:15:06 > 0:15:09OK, the legal limit's 35.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11If this lady is over the limit,
0:15:11 > 0:15:14this is far more serious than an on-the-spot fine.
0:15:14 > 0:15:17She'll be arrested and taken into custody.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20And you've just blown 54, which is a failure.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22So on that, I'm arresting you on suspicion of driving
0:15:22 > 0:15:25a motor vehicle whilst over the prescribed limited.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29So it's not an on-the-spot fine, but a trip down to the station.
0:15:29 > 0:15:30The van that's just turned up,
0:15:30 > 0:15:33they're going to take the driver away to the police station.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35Once we're there, we'll do some more breath tests,
0:15:35 > 0:15:38then we'll get an exact reading of where the alcohol levels are
0:15:38 > 0:15:41and find out what we've got going on. OK?
0:15:47 > 0:15:50The penalties for drink-driving can be severe.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Caught over the limit and you could face six months' imprisonment,
0:15:53 > 0:15:57an unlimited fine and a driving ban of at least one year.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03If she's over when we get back to the police station,
0:16:03 > 0:16:04she is looking at disqualification.
0:16:04 > 0:16:06This is kids' kicking-out time.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09There'll be children on the way home from school crossing these roads.
0:16:09 > 0:16:13The children are going to be looking in one direction on a one-way road,
0:16:13 > 0:16:15And that'll be the direction that the cars are coming.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17They're not going to be expecting a vehicle
0:16:17 > 0:16:20coming in the opposite direction.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22It's ridiculous.
0:16:23 > 0:16:28The woman has been searched and taken to the nearest police station.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30So I think it's time to examine the evidence.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34Driving the wrong way down a one-way street.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Crashing into a parked car.
0:16:38 > 0:16:40A positive breathalyser test at the scene.
0:16:43 > 0:16:44It's not looking good.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47If this driver tests positive at the station,
0:16:47 > 0:16:50she will be in serious trouble.
0:16:50 > 0:16:52Jay has the verdict.
0:16:52 > 0:16:54Both specimens of breath were provided
0:16:54 > 0:16:55and they were under the legal limit.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58So in relations to the drink-drive aspect of it,
0:16:58 > 0:17:01that's now done and dusted and out of the way.
0:17:01 > 0:17:04So what I've then reverted to is I have to look at the original offence
0:17:04 > 0:17:07of contravening a one-way system, which I've dealt with.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10That's been dealt with by the way of a fixed-penalty notice,
0:17:10 > 0:17:14so she now has a ?50 fine, which she has 28 days in which to pay.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17She won't be subject to the more serious potential penalties.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20Instead, she's on the receiving end of
0:17:20 > 0:17:23a ?50 fine for neglect of traffic regulations.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27The moment we explained that she was under the legal limit,
0:17:27 > 0:17:30a massive outburst of emotion, floods of tears.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Someone's learnt a lesson in relation to having
0:17:32 > 0:17:33a quick glass of wine with their lunch.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36If you're going to have a drink, don't drive. End of.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47There are 2.5 million Blue Badges in use in the UK,
0:17:47 > 0:17:51allowing people with severe walking disabilities to park for free
0:17:51 > 0:17:53in parking-restricted areas.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55But a shocking one in five are misused.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58The people who abuse the system,
0:17:58 > 0:18:03parking in disabled bays when they shouldn't do,
0:18:03 > 0:18:04they should get fined, yes.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08Well, people abusing the Blue Badge scheme, I think is indefensible.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Because it's there for a purpose. A very good purpose.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14It's there for people who aren't able to get out and about
0:18:14 > 0:18:16without their motorcar. So I think it's indefensible.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19When I see people abusing the Blue Badge system,
0:18:19 > 0:18:24it worries me that people that really do need the Blue Badge
0:18:24 > 0:18:27can't get it because of people that are abusing it.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30I think the fact that the council are taking steps to enforce
0:18:30 > 0:18:34penalising people who abuse the scheme is vitally important.
0:18:36 > 0:18:38But in Eastbourne in East Sussex,
0:18:38 > 0:18:41if you abuse the Blue Badge system, then watch out.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45You could be hit with a hefty fine,
0:18:45 > 0:18:48courtesy of investigating officer Mark Jobling.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53It's all about protecting the integrity of the Blue Badge scheme.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56And again, it's the genuine badge-holder who needs that space
0:18:56 > 0:18:58to be available.
0:18:58 > 0:19:02I'm going to be on the spot with Mark, on the lookout for
0:19:02 > 0:19:08drivers who could be liable to a ?1,000 fine for Blue Badge fraud.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11Are you likely to actually find somebody misusing these badges?
0:19:11 > 0:19:16The plan today is to go into the town centre and inspect any badges.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19Anybody that parks a vehicle, returns to a vehicle, we'll check those badges
0:19:19 > 0:19:24and make sure they're being used by the legitimate and genuine user.
0:19:24 > 0:19:26With the general misuse of these badges,
0:19:26 > 0:19:28is it a case of people just don't want to pay parking fees
0:19:28 > 0:19:31or is it that they're being lazy and they want to park near the shops?
0:19:31 > 0:19:33It varies, to be perfectly honest.
0:19:33 > 0:19:36Um...free parking is a big thing. Mm-hm.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38But then we've got people, for instance,
0:19:38 > 0:19:41carers using badges because they think they can use the badge
0:19:41 > 0:19:43because they're doing errands for the badge-holder,
0:19:43 > 0:19:46although the badge-holder's not there. Um...
0:19:46 > 0:19:49That's not allowed, presumably, no? No.
0:19:49 > 0:19:51The badge-holder has to be present or in the vicinity
0:19:51 > 0:19:53when that badge is being displayed.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56So, we ready to get going? Let's go. Lead the way.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Lead the way to San Jose. Thank you.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03All right, it's not quite San Jose, it's Eastbourne.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06But a vehicle catches Mark's eye straightaway.
0:20:06 > 0:20:09Is this going to be our first fine of the day?
0:20:12 > 0:20:13What do you think about this, Mark?
0:20:13 > 0:20:16I think, having a quick look, we've got a badge that expires today.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19We haven't had a renewal application received, which is unusual.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21And it's also a different vehicle.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25It would be worth seeing who comes back to this vehicle to check who it is.
0:20:25 > 0:20:27Mark's decided to stake this car out.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30We're waiting until the owner returns.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35And here she is. Has she been using the badge illegally?
0:20:39 > 0:20:42It seems this lady IS the designated badge-holder.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Your badge was fine - there was no problem with you using it.
0:20:46 > 0:20:48There are some people out there
0:20:48 > 0:20:51who use other people's Blue Badges for their own gain.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54How do you feel about those people?
0:20:54 > 0:20:57Well, if people are doing it, well,
0:20:57 > 0:21:01it's not good if they're misusing them in that way.
0:21:01 > 0:21:03So this lady was in the clear.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05But whilst we've been talking to her,
0:21:05 > 0:21:07a new offender has been caught in the act.
0:21:07 > 0:21:10There's a car that the parking warden's with.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14Female's badge has gone up, bloke's gone into Nationwide.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16So if you're quite quick, you'll... Yeah, let's go. Oh, right.
0:21:16 > 0:21:19Mark has been tipped off about a male driver
0:21:19 > 0:21:22who may be using a Blue Badge illegally.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26Will this be Mark's first fine today?
0:21:28 > 0:21:30The badge indicates that it belongs to a female.
0:21:30 > 0:21:31This guy didn't have a female with him.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Now, there is a chance that he's gone to pick up somebody
0:21:34 > 0:21:35who's entitled to use the badge.
0:21:35 > 0:21:38But at the moment, everything's looking like
0:21:38 > 0:21:40it's probably a guilty offender.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43And Mark's just waiting for the person to come back.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46'It looks like it could be a fine.'
0:21:46 > 0:21:49OK, here comes the guy who, at the moment,
0:21:49 > 0:21:51is almost certainly guilty of misusing his badge.
0:21:51 > 0:21:55Good afternoon. Hello. How are you? All right.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58I'm from East Sussex County Council Blue Badge team.
0:21:58 > 0:21:59Is this your vehicle, is it? Yeah.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03Do you mind if I have a look at the badge you've got displayed there, please?
0:22:03 > 0:22:05It's my wife's, actually.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08Thank you. She's very disabled. Thank you very much.
0:22:08 > 0:22:13I've just been to... OK. OK, you say...you say it's your wife's badge? Yeah.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16Can I ask, where is your wife at the moment? She's in the caravan.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19I've had to draw some money out. I've only been here ten minutes.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21Yeah, I know. OK. I just need to let you know
0:22:21 > 0:22:24that it's a criminal offence to misuse a disabled badge. OK?
0:22:24 > 0:22:27I didn't want to walk too far. I've got quite a stash.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30I understand what you're saying. However, on the back of the badge in red writing,
0:22:30 > 0:22:33it tells you that's a criminal offence to do so. I'll remember it.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36OK? Now, it's an offence... Normally, she's with me 100%.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38OK. It's an offence you can be prosecuted for.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41So what I'm going to do very quickly is caution you, OK? OK.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45You don't have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if you don't mention when questioned
0:22:45 > 0:22:47something which you later rely on in court.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50Well, he didn't look like he expected a caution,
0:22:50 > 0:22:53but will this breach of Blue Badge regulations mean
0:22:53 > 0:22:56a court appearance and a fine of up to ?1,000?
0:22:56 > 0:22:59Right, the first thing I'm going to do is retain this badge from you
0:22:59 > 0:23:01because you can't keep this badge.
0:23:01 > 0:23:03I can't go out with my wife without that.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06Now...now, unfortunately, the penalty is
0:23:06 > 0:23:09that this badge will be returned to your wife, OK?
0:23:09 > 0:23:13Your wife will get the badge back after I've made my checks. Yeah. OK?
0:23:13 > 0:23:16But I can't allow you to keep this badge, so I'm retaining this badge.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19I'll make enquiries in relation to the badge,
0:23:19 > 0:23:21make sure that there's no previous misuse on the badge.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23'So no badge. How about the fine?'
0:23:23 > 0:23:25He's saying how much of an inconvenience it's going to be
0:23:25 > 0:23:29because the badge is going to be confiscated until it's reissued to his wife.
0:23:29 > 0:23:31Now, I suppose the argument here is,
0:23:31 > 0:23:34it will inconvenience him and his wife,
0:23:34 > 0:23:37he won't be able to park in disabled spots until he gets that badge back,
0:23:37 > 0:23:39but on the flipside, you've got to say,
0:23:39 > 0:23:41well, he was also taking up a disabled spot
0:23:41 > 0:23:44and there's certainly none other free at the moment.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46So, potentially, if someone came along here
0:23:46 > 0:23:49and desperately needed that, who was disabled, he's taking up their spot.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51So I suppose there's two ways of looking at it.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54OK, let's take a quick look back over the facts.
0:23:56 > 0:23:58A Blue Badge clearly displayed.
0:24:01 > 0:24:04But the disabled user nowhere around.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07This could end in a ?1,000 fine.
0:24:07 > 0:24:10But is there another course of action Mark can take?
0:24:10 > 0:24:13What we do is we prosecute people for this offence, OK?
0:24:13 > 0:24:15Which can involve going to court, OK?
0:24:15 > 0:24:16However, I have another option,
0:24:16 > 0:24:19provided there's been no use in relation to this badge.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22And that's a community resolution.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24It's a lucky escape.
0:24:24 > 0:24:28Instead of a ?1,000 fine, this driver has to attend an awareness course.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30But it's a warning. Yeah.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32It's a warning in relation to using the badge.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34Despite being bang to rights,
0:24:34 > 0:24:37I wonder if the driver's really learnt his lesson.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39Obviously, your wife is not with you, she's back at home.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41I heard you say that. Yeah.
0:24:41 > 0:24:44Were you aware that what you were doing was technically an offence?
0:24:44 > 0:24:46Well...yes, but I was drawing cash out
0:24:46 > 0:24:50and I didn't want to walk through the car park with cash. Right.
0:24:50 > 0:24:52That's what I didn't want to do.
0:24:52 > 0:24:55Is this the first time you've ever knowingly misused that badge? Yeah.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58She's always with me when we use it.
0:24:59 > 0:25:02This whole row here is for disabled vehicles.
0:25:02 > 0:25:04There's one, two, three, four, five spots.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08Obviously, you're taking up the last of those spots. Yeah.
0:25:08 > 0:25:11So what about if somebody was in a car who was disabled needing it?
0:25:11 > 0:25:14How would you feel? Well, I wouldn't have liked it,
0:25:14 > 0:25:17but being as I was only going to be five minutes, you know...
0:25:17 > 0:25:19Yep. ..I thought it'd be all right.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23Do you have any hard feelings about what's happened?
0:25:23 > 0:25:26Not really. It's my stupidity, I should say. I shan't do it again.
0:25:26 > 0:25:28Don't worry about that.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30What's your wife going to say when you get home and you tell her
0:25:30 > 0:25:32you've had your badge confiscated for a few days
0:25:32 > 0:25:35and you're going to have to attend one of these courses?
0:25:35 > 0:25:37She'll probably say, "BLEEP fool".
0:25:37 > 0:25:39HE LAUGHS
0:25:39 > 0:25:42And would you agree with her? Yeah, yeah. OK. Almost done.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45Give me a message out there to anybody else who might not be
0:25:45 > 0:25:47using the badge in the correct way.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Don't do it. Don't do it.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52It's not even worth it, you know. Yeah.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55'And I think I'd have to agree with her myself.'
0:25:55 > 0:25:58Now, there's not many things in life I hate, but let me tell you,
0:25:58 > 0:26:02littering is one of them. And we've all seen it before.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05A crisp packet thrown out of a car window.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07A cigarette butt tossed to the floor.
0:26:07 > 0:26:10Now, it might not seem much, but when you add it up,
0:26:10 > 0:26:14it costs us taxpayers ?500 million a year.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18And if you don't pick up, YOU may be paying out.
0:26:19 > 0:26:22When you see people drop litter, you think,
0:26:22 > 0:26:24"Well, it's just a bad habit. Um...
0:26:24 > 0:26:27"you've obviously started doing it and never stopped
0:26:27 > 0:26:28"and never thought about it."
0:26:28 > 0:26:32I think it's fair that people get fined for littering because
0:26:32 > 0:26:35that makes them more responsible for it and, like, be careful.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39There's enough bins around. It's just that people don't think.
0:26:39 > 0:26:42Especially after a night out and they've eaten burgers or a curry,
0:26:42 > 0:26:44they just leave crap everywhere, don't they? It's wrong.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48I think it's totally unnecessary. It's a dirty habit.
0:26:48 > 0:26:52There's bins everywhere. Why not use them or take your rubbish home?
0:26:52 > 0:26:55We do. Why can't everybody else?
0:26:55 > 0:26:58Um...well, just that people don't care.
0:26:58 > 0:27:01They don't care about the town or how things look.
0:27:01 > 0:27:02And I always think,
0:27:02 > 0:27:05"Well, if they're going to drop it there, what's their homes like?"
0:27:07 > 0:27:08In Pendle in Lancashire...
0:27:12 > 0:27:15..it's high noon for litterlouts.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18The key to success on litter patrol is just have...
0:27:20 > 0:27:21..no compassion, no remorse.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25Meet the no-nonsense sheriff of Litter Town...
0:27:25 > 0:27:28They're all guilty. They're all going to do it.
0:27:28 > 0:27:29..AKA Jonathan,
0:27:29 > 0:27:34Pendle Borough Council's environmental crime officer.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37I'm not looking for innocent people, I'm looking for guilty people.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40The crime? Not keeping Pendle tidy.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43The punishment? A ?75 fine.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46Anyone who puts their rubbish in the bin...
0:27:47 > 0:27:50..that's because they've seen me and they don't want to get caught.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53His target? Anyone.
0:27:53 > 0:27:56There are no innocent people. They're all guilty.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59As a Pendle Council environmental crimes officer,
0:27:59 > 0:28:03Jonathan's job is to make sure that the locals aren't littering,
0:28:03 > 0:28:06and if they are, issue them with a fine.
0:28:06 > 0:28:09So it's time to saddle up and ride out.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12The guy walking towards me now on my right shoulder
0:28:12 > 0:28:14has got a cigarette in his hand.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18We'll see what happens.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25And Jonathan's off. You can run, but you can't hide.
0:28:25 > 0:28:28Could this be his first on-the-spot fine?
0:28:31 > 0:28:34The sheriff of Litter Town always gets his man.
0:28:42 > 0:28:45He's gone. Gone.
0:28:45 > 0:28:47Well, almost always.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49The potential offender might have got away,
0:28:49 > 0:28:52but you can see what Jonathan is up against.
0:28:52 > 0:28:56You can see just stood here, look at the amount of cigarette ends.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59Tissue, bits of rubbish. You know, it's just...
0:29:00 > 0:29:02..cut through and just dump your rubbish.
0:29:05 > 0:29:08Back in town, Jonathan spots another possible litterlout.
0:29:08 > 0:29:12Will this be his first on-the-spot fine of the day?
0:29:12 > 0:29:13Hello, mate.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16He thinks this guy might've dumped his coffee cup.
0:29:16 > 0:29:17I'm from Pendle Borough Council. Yeah?
0:29:17 > 0:29:21I'm an environmental crime officer. What's that you just put over there?
0:29:21 > 0:29:24It weren't mine. I just put my hand on to go past.
0:29:24 > 0:29:25Right, just come here.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31It were there already. There already? Yeah...
0:29:31 > 0:29:34I've just come round the corner and just seen you put it there.
0:29:34 > 0:29:37I put my arm down to get my breath back.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39Let me just explain something to you, all right? Yeah.
0:29:39 > 0:29:42If you pick up litter... Yeah?
0:29:42 > 0:29:46..and you then throw it on the floor or you put it down again...
0:29:46 > 0:29:47Yeah? ..that's now your litter.
0:29:49 > 0:29:51So, is this going to be a fine?
0:29:54 > 0:29:58Well, I can't verify that I saw you drinking it, and I can't say that
0:29:58 > 0:30:01I saw you put it down, but I'm going to give you a bit of advice now.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03Yeah? If you see something and you think it's litter... Yeah?
0:30:03 > 0:30:06..please don't touch it, because as soon as you touch it,
0:30:06 > 0:30:08that is now your responsibility. Yeah. All right? Yeah.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11Does that make sense to you? Yeah, yeah. All right, sir.
0:30:12 > 0:30:17I didn't see him walking with it... to do this, and then go,
0:30:17 > 0:30:19"Thanks very much."
0:30:19 > 0:30:21I seen him put his hand on it, to go like this,
0:30:21 > 0:30:24so whether it's his or whether it's not, I don't know.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27Er...isn't that YOUR cup now, Jonathan?
0:30:27 > 0:30:30I've touched it, so I'm going to have to put it in the bin.
0:30:30 > 0:30:32For Jonathan, it's more than a job.
0:30:32 > 0:30:34I try to switch off on my days off,
0:30:34 > 0:30:37but if I see someone dropping a cigarette,
0:30:37 > 0:30:39I just go, "Agh!" You know, I...
0:30:39 > 0:30:41I just want to do something about it.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44Even if I'm not in Pendle, I just see someone having a cigarette
0:30:44 > 0:30:47and they throw it out the car window or something,
0:30:47 > 0:30:49I'm just "Eugh! Why?!" You know.
0:30:49 > 0:30:53"Why the hell are you doing this? What's wrong with you?
0:30:53 > 0:30:56"Have a little bit of pride in the town you live in."
0:30:56 > 0:30:59No-one is safe from this eagle-eyed litter cop.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01I can't pick and choose who I want to stop.
0:31:01 > 0:31:04I've got to see it, I've got to deal with them, and,
0:31:04 > 0:31:07if she's an old lady who is, you know...
0:31:08 > 0:31:11..just struggling to walk or she's... If it's a guy
0:31:11 > 0:31:14who can just clearly pick me up and throw me across the room,
0:31:14 > 0:31:16I've got to stop him - I can't pick and choose.
0:31:16 > 0:31:20So far, it's been a quiet day on the fines front.
0:31:20 > 0:31:21But as the afternoon wears on,
0:31:21 > 0:31:25it's a young mum with a cigarette who appears on Jonathan's radar.
0:31:25 > 0:31:29This has got potential fine written all over it!
0:31:29 > 0:31:33Right, so we look for the telltale signs. One, two...
0:31:33 > 0:31:34There we go. Thrown.
0:31:34 > 0:31:39The moment she walks away, and makes that conscious decision
0:31:39 > 0:31:43to leave the litter on the floor, that's when I do my job.
0:31:43 > 0:31:44She's off!
0:31:45 > 0:31:47And so is Jonathan.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49Hiya, love. Can I have a quick word with you, please?
0:31:49 > 0:31:51I'm from Pendle Borough Council.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53Just while you were waiting for your friend,
0:31:53 > 0:31:55you had a cigarette in your hand, OK? You threw it behind you.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58OK, that's an offence of littering.
0:31:58 > 0:32:00And the case for the prosecution?
0:32:02 > 0:32:04Fag...thrown.
0:32:05 > 0:32:07Smoker...then walks away.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10That's your cue, Jonathan.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15So, what's it going to be? A fine? A warning?
0:32:15 > 0:32:17Or will this one wriggle off the hook?
0:32:17 > 0:32:19Now you've walked away, you've shown me
0:32:19 > 0:32:21you've got no intention of picking up the litter.
0:32:21 > 0:32:23That's why I want to take some details.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25The council will write to you, OK?
0:32:25 > 0:32:27It's going to be a letter from the council.
0:32:27 > 0:32:31That means a ?75 fine could be in the pipeline.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34OK, you may receive a fixed penalty notice. You may receive a caution.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36OK? It's not up to me. It's up to the council, OK?
0:32:36 > 0:32:38There are metal bins around here, OK?
0:32:38 > 0:32:41But I don't need to educate you on that. OK.
0:32:41 > 0:32:42Thank you, bye-bye.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45It's not cos I don't like mums, it's just because she littered!
0:32:45 > 0:32:47You know, she just threw her litter on the floor.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54We all hear stories in the news about people who might have
0:32:54 > 0:32:58lost their lives because someone was speeding or driving dangerously.
0:32:58 > 0:33:01And let's be honest. How many of us drive too fast?
0:33:01 > 0:33:04I would hazard a guess and say probably the majority of us
0:33:04 > 0:33:06have or still do.
0:33:06 > 0:33:10And it's very easy to sort of resent those on-the-spot fines.
0:33:10 > 0:33:11When you think about it,
0:33:11 > 0:33:15they're probably teaching us a lesson which we really need.
0:33:15 > 0:33:20I have no sympathy for anyone who gets fined for speeding.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23Fines for speeding - it should be unlimited.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26It should be quite high, actually. It'll teach people a lesson.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28It's dangerous. They could kill people.
0:33:28 > 0:33:29All sorts of things.
0:33:29 > 0:33:33It's easy! Don't speed, don't get caught.
0:33:35 > 0:33:38But in Wiltshire, if you're caught speeding...
0:33:38 > 0:33:40Slow down!
0:33:40 > 0:33:43..there's a good chance you could be on the end of at least
0:33:43 > 0:33:47a speeding fine, thanks to Wiltshire Police's Warren Knight.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51It's a rainy evening at the start of the late shift
0:33:51 > 0:33:53and I'm riding shotgun with Warren
0:33:53 > 0:33:57to see just what motoring madness these conditions throw up.
0:33:57 > 0:34:01Warren's pretty sure there is a fine or two out there, somewhere.
0:34:01 > 0:34:04Oh, crikey, he's racing, isn't he? 'And it doesn't take long.'
0:34:04 > 0:34:06We're up to 101mph now.
0:34:06 > 0:34:09You don't need a camera to see he's travelling way too fast.
0:34:09 > 0:34:12Er, weather conditions are poor.
0:34:12 > 0:34:14102mph.
0:34:14 > 0:34:17Ouch! Back down to 100. See if he reacts to the vehicle in front.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20Completely inappropriate for the, er...
0:34:20 > 0:34:22Right, we're back down to under 100mph.
0:34:22 > 0:34:23I'll pull this vehicle over,
0:34:23 > 0:34:26because obviously travelling way, way too fast.
0:34:28 > 0:34:29And the blue lights go on.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34Clocked at over a ton, this guy could be looking at,
0:34:34 > 0:34:37not just a fine, but maybe even a driving ban.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39Right, he's clocked you.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43That was stupid for these sort of conditions. Absolutely ridiculous!
0:34:43 > 0:34:46It's wet, slippery. He's doing over 100mph.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49I've got a feeling there could be a fine on its way.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52That was very foolish, wasn't it? Very foolish.
0:34:52 > 0:34:55Um, I'll get you in the back of the car.
0:34:55 > 0:34:58Have you had anything to drink today? Anything at all?
0:34:58 > 0:35:00Do you have any points on your licence? No. No?
0:35:00 > 0:35:03That might be about to change. Have a sit in the back of my car.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06This side, this side! Cos you might get knocked over.
0:35:17 > 0:35:21Hello, sir. Um, I must tell you that you don't have to say anything,
0:35:21 > 0:35:23but it may harm your defence if you do not mention, when questioned,
0:35:23 > 0:35:27something you rely on in court and anything you do say may be given in evidence.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29Well, Warren's giving him a caution, but what next?
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Could this be too serious for just an on-the-spot fine?
0:35:32 > 0:35:34Um, is there any reason why you were
0:35:34 > 0:35:37doing nearly 100mph down the motorway in quite bad weather?
0:35:43 > 0:35:46Traffic? There wasn't any traffic in front of us.
0:35:46 > 0:35:48You can see the road is wet, can't you? Yes.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52What's going to happen if, all of a sudden, somebody pulls out on you
0:35:52 > 0:35:56and you have to try and react to it at nearly 100mph?
0:35:56 > 0:36:00Potentially risking your life and potentially somebody else's life.
0:36:00 > 0:36:04It's not looking good for this driver. It's a serious offence.
0:36:04 > 0:36:06But what was his excuse?
0:36:06 > 0:36:08Why are you going so fast?
0:36:08 > 0:36:11I've been driving from, um, Bognor. I've been working at the weekends.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14Yeah? I was just trying to get home to Bristol.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17I really should have pulled over, had a coffee, yeah.
0:36:17 > 0:36:19I don't think tiredness was the right answer.
0:36:19 > 0:36:23Driving tired, that's not a good combination, you know.
0:36:23 > 0:36:27You're lucky your speed dropped a little bit,
0:36:27 > 0:36:30just under the 100mph mark, because, at some point, you were
0:36:30 > 0:36:33touching 100mph and, usually, that would result in a disqualification.
0:36:33 > 0:36:38So his speed dropped a bit, but was it enough to avoid court?
0:36:38 > 0:36:42You just need to slow down. I do, but... Yeah? The minute you said
0:36:42 > 0:36:46I was doing 100, you know, there's no defence against that.
0:36:46 > 0:36:47It's... It's idiotic.
0:36:47 > 0:36:53Do you need your car for work? Yes, I do. So, really, you know...
0:36:53 > 0:36:55This chap needs his car for work.
0:36:55 > 0:36:58If he loses his licence, his job could be at risk.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01Had you had any alcohol today? No, nothing.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05When was the last time you had an alcoholic drink? Um...
0:37:05 > 0:37:09Well, early hours of this morning, probably about one o'clock.
0:37:09 > 0:37:10OK, all right. I will give you a breath test...
0:37:10 > 0:37:13OK. ..which I'm empowered to do under the Road Traffic Act,
0:37:13 > 0:37:16cos you've committed a moving road traffic offence.
0:37:16 > 0:37:17BEEPING
0:37:18 > 0:37:21Magic. If this breath test is positive,
0:37:21 > 0:37:25his already bad situation is going to get a whole lot worse.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30OK, I analysed your breath. That's zero. OK, that's good.
0:37:30 > 0:37:33Zero! At least that's something.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35If you take the end off, cos that's got your DNA on it.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37We're not allowed to keep it.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40The combination of your bad driving, cos it IS bad, really... You know,
0:37:40 > 0:37:42that sort of speed and tiredness
0:37:42 > 0:37:45potentially could end only in one way - you having a crash.
0:37:47 > 0:37:49Have you got family? Kids? Yes.
0:37:49 > 0:37:55You know, it's a horrible conversation I have to have with families about, you know...
0:37:56 > 0:37:59It's time to take a look at the facts.
0:37:59 > 0:38:04Over 100mph, but only for a brief moment.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06Terrible road conditions.
0:38:06 > 0:38:09And a negative breath test.
0:38:09 > 0:38:11What's it going to be?
0:38:11 > 0:38:13Fine?
0:38:13 > 0:38:15Court?
0:38:15 > 0:38:16Or a telling off?
0:38:16 > 0:38:19But what I intend to do is issue you a fixed penalty ticket, OK?
0:38:19 > 0:38:22All right? Which will be three points and a ?100 fine.
0:38:22 > 0:38:26There it is - a fixed penalty notice!
0:38:26 > 0:38:30But that still means three points on his licence and a ?100 fine.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32Do you have any questions? No.
0:38:33 > 0:38:36As I said, please, for your own sanity more than anything else...
0:38:36 > 0:38:39Yeah? ..and to stop me having to go to collisions where people die,
0:38:39 > 0:38:42just ease off the speed. Yeah? Is that all right? Yeah.
0:38:45 > 0:38:49That guy who's just left could've ended up dead today. He knows that.
0:38:49 > 0:38:51He's actually thankful that he got the fine and the points,
0:38:51 > 0:38:54cos he said, "It's the wake-up call I need."
0:38:54 > 0:38:57He's got zero resentment towards the police officer
0:38:57 > 0:39:00or what's happened and, in a way, I think he's actually...
0:39:00 > 0:39:03Well, he said to me, "I'm glad, I'm going to make it home tonight
0:39:03 > 0:39:05"and I'm going to drive sensibly."
0:39:05 > 0:39:07You know, I think that's a really nice attitude to have
0:39:07 > 0:39:11and it quite surprises me, doing this out with the police officers,
0:39:11 > 0:39:12that's what people are saying.
0:39:12 > 0:39:16You know, sometimes, we just need a little...wake-up call.
0:39:16 > 0:39:20But in case you need more than a wake-up call, how would you feel
0:39:20 > 0:39:23if the journey home for one of your loved ones ended like this?
0:39:25 > 0:39:27It just doesn't make sense.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31Devastated. Beyond repair.
0:39:33 > 0:39:36November 2014 in Rochdale,
0:39:36 > 0:39:40and 25-year-old accounts director Joseph Brown-Lartey was driving home
0:39:40 > 0:39:42to see his parents, Ian and Dawn.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45'All Joseph was doing was coming home.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49'He was five minutes away from home, literally five minutes.'
0:39:49 > 0:39:53Nearby, 18-year-old Addil Haroon was part of a convoy of three cars
0:39:53 > 0:39:56racing through the streets of Rochdale
0:39:56 > 0:39:59at around three times the speed limit.
0:39:59 > 0:40:01The previous night, Haroon had posted an image
0:40:01 > 0:40:05of the speedometer as he drove a high-performance sports car
0:40:05 > 0:40:07at over twice the speed limit on the motorway.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11He'd been driving from, um,
0:40:11 > 0:40:15Leeds to Manchester and he posted a snapshot online.
0:40:15 > 0:40:18While he was driving, took a picture of that
0:40:18 > 0:40:22and the picture registered 142mph.
0:40:22 > 0:40:26They were boys showing off in fast cars.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29Fast cars that they couldn't handle.
0:40:30 > 0:40:3424 hours later and learner driver Haroon was at it again,
0:40:34 > 0:40:37as he approached a red light at speed.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40He had a warning sign on the road, um,
0:40:40 > 0:40:44where it flashes when you go past 30mph,
0:40:44 > 0:40:48and he was doing in excess of 80, 80mph,
0:40:48 > 0:40:52so he ignored the warning signs there. He, um...
0:40:52 > 0:40:56ignored the road, um, limitations
0:40:56 > 0:40:59and was just driving at reckless speeds.
0:40:59 > 0:41:03The traffic lights was on green, Joseph went through and
0:41:03 > 0:41:07these boys in a convoy - there were three cars in the convoy racing.
0:41:07 > 0:41:11Joseph had been driving across
0:41:11 > 0:41:16the, um, road, the intersection,
0:41:16 > 0:41:21and this other car came speeding and had gone into Joseph.
0:41:21 > 0:41:25Joseph's car was tossed in the air and it, you know,
0:41:25 > 0:41:29it went on the wall and then split in two.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31Joseph basically didn't have a chance.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33Joseph was killed instantly.
0:41:38 > 0:41:41For most of us, the impact of speeding is
0:41:41 > 0:41:44a fine, points or maybe a ban.
0:41:44 > 0:41:47But for Dawn and Ian, the effects will last for ever.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54Joseph loved life.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56He... He was...
0:41:56 > 0:41:59I always said, you know, he was the Pied Piper for people.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01Everybody wanted to be around him
0:42:01 > 0:42:04and he was always smiling and, when he walked into a room,
0:42:04 > 0:42:06he did light up a room.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09He was just this gorgeous person. He was.
0:42:13 > 0:42:15Haroon was sentenced to six years
0:42:15 > 0:42:18for causing death by dangerous driving.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21Joseph's family and friends have since been campaigning
0:42:21 > 0:42:24for an increased sentence for the driver who killed their loved one.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31In the meantime, their suffering shows just why speeding fines
0:42:31 > 0:42:35are such a vital deterrent to dangerous drivers.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40It just doesn't make sense.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44I sit back every day and try to work out...
0:42:44 > 0:42:49Why? You know, why Joseph? Why then? Why that road?
0:42:50 > 0:42:53As a parent...
0:42:53 > 0:42:56you just can't accept it. You just...you just can't.
0:43:02 > 0:43:05That's all for today. Join me next time and I'll be out
0:43:05 > 0:43:08with the men and women who issue Britain's on-the-spot fines.
0:43:39 > 0:43:40Need a medic.
0:43:40 > 0:43:42# We are weightless... #
0:43:42 > 0:43:43Humanitarian mission.
0:43:43 > 0:43:44# We are invincible... #
0:43:44 > 0:43:46On the Somali border.
0:43:46 > 0:43:48# Nothing like this... #
0:43:48 > 0:43:49I hope you told them where to stick it.
0:43:49 > 0:43:52# Flying like cannonballs... #