0:00:03 > 0:00:05Never before have so many on-the-spot fines
0:00:05 > 0:00:06been issued in Britain.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10We're going to be following the men and women who hand out
0:00:10 > 0:00:14over ?30 million worth of tickets every month...
0:00:14 > 0:00:15Oops!
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Round here they are an absolute blight.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19I'm up to 104 now. Wow!
0:00:19 > 0:00:20That is disgusting.
0:00:20 > 0:00:21Just walk away.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25..for behaviour that's downright dangerous...
0:00:25 > 0:00:27That was stupid for these sort of conditions, wasn't it?
0:00:27 > 0:00:29..simply selfish...
0:00:29 > 0:00:31Look at the mess you've created in the street.
0:00:31 > 0:00:32How is that our fault?
0:00:32 > 0:00:34..or just, well... What is he doing?
0:00:34 > 0:00:35..plain silly.
0:00:37 > 0:00:38What a doughnut.
0:00:38 > 0:00:41We'll be revealing the cost of their bad behaviour...
0:00:41 > 0:00:43?100 fine.
0:00:43 > 0:00:44Pays ?260.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Ouch! ..and how this could affect you.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49I'll give him a punch. Do you want to see me kick off?
0:00:51 > 0:00:52The police are on it.
0:00:52 > 0:00:53What the...? Sir!
0:00:53 > 0:00:55The parking wardens are on it.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57They should be thanking us for being here.
0:00:57 > 0:00:58And I'm on it.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00Careful! It's a 30mph limit here!
0:01:00 > 0:01:02I'm Dom Littlewood
0:01:02 > 0:01:04and I'm on the spot.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10Today there's conflict on the streets.
0:01:10 > 0:01:11Wipe that BLEEP smile off your face.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13I'm going to smile as long as I want to.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16I'm not going to need your permission or anyone else's.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18I'm on the spot with the traffic cops...
0:01:18 > 0:01:20They've asked us to attend to assist them.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23..attending crash scenes... That looks messy.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25..and dishing out fines...
0:01:25 > 0:01:27I've got a ticket. Ouch!
0:01:27 > 0:01:29BLEEP off, really. Yeah.
0:01:29 > 0:01:31..and it's a fining face-off.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34What I want to say is... Right, can I just pause you?
0:01:34 > 0:01:37It's, number one... That's not really something that
0:01:37 > 0:01:40I need to hear. Two things, very quickly, if I may? I understand...
0:01:40 > 0:01:42No, the hearing's finished now. Thank you.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Parking.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48I mean, we all know what a nightmare it can be
0:01:48 > 0:01:50and we're all constantly aware of the fact
0:01:50 > 0:01:51that if we don't quite park legally,
0:01:51 > 0:01:54we could end up with a very hefty penalty charge notice.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57But let me tell you something,
0:01:57 > 0:02:01in 1950, there was about four million cars on the road.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05Nowadays, there's nearly 37 million.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07That is an awful lot more cars.
0:02:11 > 0:02:15Being a traffic warden can be tough but with more and more cars
0:02:15 > 0:02:19on our roads each year, it's a job that certainly needs doing.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25They do a good job and it's a hard job but I just think sometimes
0:02:25 > 0:02:27people are gunning for the traffic warden
0:02:27 > 0:02:28and you just need to step back a bit.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Do you like CEOs? Traffic wardens?
0:02:33 > 0:02:35No, because sometimes I think that they are just out there
0:02:35 > 0:02:40just to get the tickets and to get their commission and their money,
0:02:40 > 0:02:41so, no, I don't.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43Does anybody like them?
0:02:43 > 0:02:44Well, it's a good point.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47OK. What would you do if we didn't have traffic wardens?
0:02:47 > 0:02:48Yeah, we need them.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50It is a difficult job.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54I can imagine the public can be very tiresome sometimes
0:02:54 > 0:02:55and very problematic.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58Do you think, though, to a certain extent,
0:02:58 > 0:03:02we do need to be having tickets issued and parking...?
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Can you imagine what it would be like if they weren't there?
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Oh, it would be ridiculous, yeah. Yeah, it would be.
0:03:07 > 0:03:11In Havering, parking enforcement officer Kam is on patrol.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16I'm here until 10:30 today. Woohoo!
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Life doesn't get any better than that!
0:03:20 > 0:03:23So far, it's a quiet day but things can change quickly
0:03:23 > 0:03:25when you're a parking enforcement officer.
0:03:27 > 0:03:30Kam has spotted three vehicles possibly parked illegally
0:03:30 > 0:03:32outside a property.
0:03:32 > 0:03:34Although this is a driveway, it's a yellow line.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37It looks like they've got the builders in.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39And that's until 6:30, as well.
0:03:46 > 0:03:47So where it's just a dropped kerb,
0:03:47 > 0:03:49we would need permission from the resident.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51But if it has a yellow line going through it,
0:03:51 > 0:03:53we don't need permission from the resident.
0:03:53 > 0:03:57During those times, no-one is allowed to park there.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01If they overstay their 20-minute waiting time,
0:04:01 > 0:04:04they can be hit with a ?40 on-the-spot fine each.
0:04:06 > 0:04:10But luckily, it looks like someone is on the premises to move them.
0:04:10 > 0:04:14This you, boss? I've just pulled up, just taking in some bolts.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16That's fine. Are you moving? Huh?
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Are you moving? Am I moving? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:04:18 > 0:04:22These vehicles are parked on a time-limited single yellow line.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25It doesn't matter if the vehicles are connected to the property
0:04:25 > 0:04:27they're in front of, they still need to move.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31But things are moving slowly and Kam is beginning to lose patience.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34Right, if this van is nothing to do with her, which it obviously is,
0:04:34 > 0:04:37because it's her builders... I'm a builder.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Right, then there's nothing stopping you moving the van
0:04:39 > 0:04:41and having her park in her drive... Yeah, it's fine.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43..rather than having a go at me cos I've just turned up
0:04:43 > 0:04:46and found three vehicles on the yellow line that shouldn't be there.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50OK, no problem. Yeah? Right, thank you. Have a nice day. You too.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Do you want to move, sir? I'm moving.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00He'll now go and park everywhere else because I'm here.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02Things can get heated very quickly,
0:05:02 > 0:05:05especially when a fine is on the cards.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07MAN SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY
0:05:07 > 0:05:09They've moved, yeah. You've got 20 minutes to load, sir.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11I'll do it in two minutes.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13That's fine. Don't be stroppy. I'm not being stroppy.
0:05:13 > 0:05:14I'm telling you how long you have.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17What you giving all that for? Right, I'm telling you how long you have.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20Right, we've got 20 minutes. You've done what you've had to say,
0:05:20 > 0:05:21now BLEEP.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25It's a tough job and this one has got to her.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Disappear.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30You told us 20 minutes and you're still smirking.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Just walk away, walk way. Yeah, because I'm supposed to ask people
0:05:33 > 0:05:37when I smile. I'm supposed to ask people when I talk.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40Do they not realise that we have freedom as well?
0:05:40 > 0:05:42If I want to smile, I'll smile.
0:05:42 > 0:05:45No fines here but not a great start to the day.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47Let's hope things get better in town.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52Oh, you're such a cutie pie. Look at him!
0:05:52 > 0:05:53Tut-tut-tut-tut.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00We get a lot more friendly contact with animals in this job
0:06:00 > 0:06:02than we do with people.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11Hang on a minute, I don't believe it. It's the man from earlier.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Still causing trouble again.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16No, we're doing our job. BLEEP
0:06:16 > 0:06:18Yeah. Put that on your Dick and Dom.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25I really hope he's back within ten minutes,
0:06:25 > 0:06:26cos I will give him a ticket.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29Fight aside, this has now turned nasty.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35SHE LAUGHS
0:06:37 > 0:06:38Oh, God.
0:06:40 > 0:06:44But at least this time it looks like he's buying a ticket.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Oh, now he's getting a ticket, straight after I've observed him.
0:06:47 > 0:06:48No worries.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51Yeah, cos he knows I'm watching his vehicle.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54I hope he takes longer than he's taken money for.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06Wipe that smile off your face. I'm going to smile as long as I want to.
0:07:06 > 0:07:09I'm not going to need your permission or anyone else's.
0:07:09 > 0:07:11Yeah, we've got a picture of his vehicle anyway,
0:07:11 > 0:07:13so it won't take them long to get hold of him.
0:07:13 > 0:07:15He shouldn't be winding me up smiling when...
0:07:15 > 0:07:17He's not winding you up, he's just standing there.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20Don't keep smirking. You're getting wound up yourself, mate.
0:07:20 > 0:07:215-3-5 to control. Are you receiving?
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Yeah, control, one of the film crew has been threatened by a driver.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36Can we have a police car at Market Place, please?
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Market Place car park, outside the Lidl.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41You might as well wait now, the police is on its way.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43BLEEP They can come and find me, can't they?
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Yeah, well, I've got your registration,
0:07:45 > 0:07:47so they'll come knocking at your door, yeah?
0:07:47 > 0:07:50What are you going to do me for? Are you serious?
0:07:51 > 0:07:54Put that on the telly. He's bought a ticket and now he's drove off...
0:07:54 > 0:07:57because he knows he's in the wrong.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Who buys an hour's ticket and then drives off?
0:08:00 > 0:08:02Well, that was a tense situation.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06It just shows how a regular shift can turn nasty very quickly.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08Like you just saw,
0:08:08 > 0:08:13it doesn't have to be you having a go at them.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15He's come from a totally different location
0:08:15 > 0:08:18but the incident we've already had with him is still in his head
0:08:18 > 0:08:21and he's come back and reacted in a similar fashion.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24Boss, you need to get a ticket.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Ticket. Yeah?
0:08:26 > 0:08:29Erm...so, yeah, you can imagine
0:08:29 > 0:08:31every time we see him in the borough now,
0:08:31 > 0:08:33we're going to have conflict with him
0:08:33 > 0:08:36cos that is how he's going to behave, no matter what.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Personally, we try and avoid things like that,
0:08:40 > 0:08:43especially with residents, businesses...
0:08:44 > 0:08:46..people who we're going to bump into on a regular basis.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Cos if you're going to see someone every day, come on, let's face it,
0:08:49 > 0:08:53we'd much rather be on a good term with them.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58And we do try. We're still trying.
0:08:58 > 0:09:02Well, I hope these types of shifts are few and far between
0:09:02 > 0:09:04but at least Kam is able to put it behind her.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10Next, I'm on the beat in Wiltshire with traffic cop Jay Clifton.
0:09:10 > 0:09:14On an average shift, Jay can expect to hand out on-the-spot fines
0:09:14 > 0:09:17for anything from speeding to hogging the middle lane.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20But before he can get anywhere close to pulling out his penalty pad,
0:09:20 > 0:09:23something much more serious comes through on the radio.
0:09:26 > 0:09:30At the moment, there has been what's called a road traffic collision -
0:09:30 > 0:09:32they're not accidents any more, they're RTCs -
0:09:32 > 0:09:36and Jay is basically waiting to find out whether he's needed or not.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38So he's just staying local to this area,
0:09:38 > 0:09:41waiting to hear whether they suddenly say, "OK, get over there."
0:09:41 > 0:09:43So in the meantime, he's just keeping mobile
0:09:43 > 0:09:46but he's tending to stay in one particular area.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48So, really, we don't know what's going to happen
0:09:48 > 0:09:49in the next five, ten minutes.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52It could be blues and twos all the way there quickly
0:09:52 > 0:09:53or just cruising round the town.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57I can tell you, though, it's roasting hot.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01He's got stab vests on and all these high-vis jackets.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03I mean, it's a really uncomfortable position to be in.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Let's go, guys. OK. What's happening?
0:10:06 > 0:10:11The update is that this is potentially a serious collision now.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14They've asked us to attend to assist them
0:10:14 > 0:10:16so we're going to go take a look at what we've got from
0:10:16 > 0:10:18the perspective of roads policing,
0:10:18 > 0:10:21see if we can help them out.
0:10:21 > 0:10:22Right.
0:10:30 > 0:10:32Cor! That looks messy.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35I really hope everyone's OK.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39RTCs like this one are far too common and often linked
0:10:39 > 0:10:41with unsafe driving.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44In this case, the passenger has been thrown from the car because
0:10:44 > 0:10:46she wasn't wearing her seatbelt.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Whilst the paramedics attend to her,
0:10:49 > 0:10:52Jay interviews the driver in the ambulance.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Have you ever done a breath test before?
0:10:55 > 0:10:57On the end of the tube, one nice, long breath outwards
0:10:57 > 0:10:59until I tell you to stop. Off you go.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Keep going. Keep going. Keep going. Good. Nice one.
0:11:02 > 0:11:04You've blown zero. I'm happy with that.
0:11:04 > 0:11:05I've breathalysed the driver.
0:11:05 > 0:11:08That's come back as a zero. I'm more than happy with that.
0:11:08 > 0:11:10There is an intimation that the driver's had
0:11:10 > 0:11:13a medical episode prior to the collision and the collision
0:11:13 > 0:11:15is as a result of the passenger
0:11:15 > 0:11:17trying to stop the car from having a collision.
0:11:17 > 0:11:18And to do that,
0:11:18 > 0:11:23she had to undo her seatbelt in an attempt to reach the controls.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25So, in this case, no caution required.
0:11:27 > 0:11:30The passenger is going to be taken away to a local hospital.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34We've got a few queries about a back injury. She's conscious, is she?
0:11:34 > 0:11:38Conscious and breathing. OK. Not life-threatening, not life-changing.
0:11:38 > 0:11:39This is all precautionary. Yeah.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42Doing everything we can to make sure she's comfortable and safe
0:11:42 > 0:11:45and then she'll be taken away. OK.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48So basically there's nothing more to say about this, is there, really?
0:11:48 > 0:11:49She's off and you won't know till later on.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51No, I'll make a few phone calls later on to make sure
0:11:51 > 0:11:54everything's OK and go on from there but, as it is,
0:11:54 > 0:11:56this is just what being police work is about.
0:11:56 > 0:11:58We could be looking for one thing and, next thing we know,
0:11:58 > 0:12:01we're dealing with something which could potentially
0:12:01 > 0:12:02change someone's life.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04It's an unfortunate accident. It's an unfortunate accident.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06So thankfully we'll get everything sorted out.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08The road's going to be closed for some time.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11It does annoy members of the public that we do that but we do it
0:12:11 > 0:12:14for safety, not only ourselves but everyone we're working with.
0:12:14 > 0:12:15I noticed that. I was sitting there,
0:12:15 > 0:12:18just waiting to see what happened and there was a couple of drivers
0:12:18 > 0:12:21turned up there, they're going... I'm thinking,
0:12:21 > 0:12:24"Come on, mate, you can see the Fire Brigade there, you've got
0:12:24 > 0:12:27"police cars, there is a car on its head and those people working round.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29"What are you screaming and shouting about?"
0:12:29 > 0:12:33Because we're blocking their way home, they want to get home. Yeah.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Unfortunately, that's the way it is.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38We just switch off to it and carry on with what we've got.
0:12:38 > 0:12:42That is our priority right now. Yeah, OK. All right.
0:12:42 > 0:12:46Shall we crack on and do something else? Let's do it. Yeah.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50Obviously that lady had a very good reason why she wasn't wearing
0:12:50 > 0:12:54her seatbelt but under normal circumstances not wearing one
0:12:54 > 0:12:55is a fineable offence.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59We've only just left the scene of the accident when we come
0:12:59 > 0:13:02across someone who doesn't look like he's using his.
0:13:03 > 0:13:07Passenger doesn't appear to be wearing his seatbelt at the moment.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10That's the first observation I've got. OK.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13So what I'm going to do, I am going to cause the vehicle to stop but
0:13:13 > 0:13:15while I'm doing it I'm going to be constantly watching the passenger.
0:13:15 > 0:13:20Driver's wearing his but that passenger seatbelt doesn't
0:13:20 > 0:13:22appear to be being worn at the moment.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26I sense the first on-the-spot fine of the day.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28I can actually see the seatbelt hanging down
0:13:28 > 0:13:30so that's definitely not being worn.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34So we'll have a chat and, unless this driver's got some sort of
0:13:34 > 0:13:35medical exemption...
0:13:37 > 0:13:39At this point, I suppose, obviously people start to put their
0:13:39 > 0:13:40seatbelts on normally, do they?
0:13:40 > 0:13:42Yeah, which is why I'm just having a quick look,
0:13:42 > 0:13:45keeping an eye on it, looking at what he's doing.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48I'll tell you what, his instincts were right because you can
0:13:48 > 0:13:52very clearly see now the guy hasn't got his seatbelt on.
0:13:52 > 0:13:53Hello, sir. How are you doing?
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Actually, you're the reason why I've stopped. Oh, right?
0:13:55 > 0:13:58You do know it's an offence to be a passenger in
0:13:58 > 0:14:00a motor vehicle whilst not wearing a seatbelt?
0:14:00 > 0:14:01Mind yourself as you get out.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04It won't do up anyway. Won't do up? OK.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06His excuse is that in this car
0:14:06 > 0:14:09the seatbelt is simply not big enough to go round him.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13I've got a... When I drive the lorry, I've got the...
0:14:13 > 0:14:15An extension. Yeah. OK, so if you're in another vehicle,
0:14:15 > 0:14:17you should be carrying that extension with you.
0:14:17 > 0:14:18I just got picked up to go
0:14:18 > 0:14:20drop the lorry off and left it in the lorry. OK.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22I don't want you to be involved in a collision,
0:14:22 > 0:14:23which may not be your driver's fault,
0:14:23 > 0:14:26it may not be anyone's fault, but if you're not wearing a seatbelt...
0:14:26 > 0:14:29We've literally just come away from a collision where
0:14:29 > 0:14:30a lady's been ejected from the vehicle.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Admittedly, she took her seatbelt off to try and help the person
0:14:33 > 0:14:36who's become unwell in the car but, as a result of that,
0:14:36 > 0:14:39she's been ejected from the car and become injured.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41I would never wish that upon you. OK?
0:14:41 > 0:14:44If that goes into a wall, it's going to be quite horrible.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Jay's doing a wonderful job there.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48He's keeping the road safe and, you know,
0:14:48 > 0:14:51I quite admire the fact that he's so dedicated to what he's doing.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53I look at someone like that guy there and
0:14:53 > 0:14:55he can't wear the seatbelt because of his size and he's
0:14:55 > 0:15:00forgotten his extension and I, personally, I find that very hard.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02Let's have a look at the facts.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04This gentleman's reason for not wearing
0:15:04 > 0:15:08a seatbelt is that it's not long enough to go round him.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10But is this reason enough for Jay to let him off a fine?
0:15:10 > 0:15:13The way I'm going to deal with it is by way of a fixed penalty notice.
0:15:13 > 0:15:16Like I say, a ?100 fine payable within 28 days.
0:15:16 > 0:15:17I'm afraid not.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21It's a ?100 on-the-spot fine and, to be honest, after what we've
0:15:21 > 0:15:25seen this morning, I wouldn't want to risk not belting up.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29I suppose if you don't do it, people don't change their ways.
0:15:29 > 0:15:31I got a ticket. ?100 fine.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Ouch. Yeah.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35How do you feel about it?
0:15:35 > 0:15:37BLEEP off, really. Yeah. A bit gutted.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41Yeah. We were only going 200 yards down there as well.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43That's where the yard is, on Redmond Road. Is it?
0:15:43 > 0:15:45Just turning into the yard.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47What will you tell the missus when you get home?
0:15:47 > 0:15:49Don't know. I'll have to think about that. How will she take it?
0:15:49 > 0:15:52Will she be a bit annoyed? Yeah.
0:15:52 > 0:15:54It's money we ain't got.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57It's ruined your weekend, hasn't it? Yeah.
0:15:57 > 0:16:02I felt sorry for him. That's where I would never make a good copper,
0:16:02 > 0:16:05because if I felt sorry for someone, I'd let them off.
0:16:05 > 0:16:07I totally appreciate you've got a job to do.
0:16:07 > 0:16:11What he did was wrong, it's illegal, and what you've done is right.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13I'd have gone, "Oh, go on, don't do it again."
0:16:13 > 0:16:16But I suppose people don't learn their lesson then, do they?
0:16:16 > 0:16:18We can use education.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21We can say to someone, "Here's a lesson, you've got to learn it."
0:16:21 > 0:16:24But on that instance, I think, "No, you are a professional..."
0:16:24 > 0:16:26Again, he's a lorry driver, he's a professional driver,
0:16:26 > 0:16:28he's got the stuff. He should know better.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39Ah, this green and pleasant land that I love so much...
0:16:42 > 0:16:45..is under attack from fly-tippers.
0:16:45 > 0:16:46We've all seen it.
0:16:46 > 0:16:49The flat tyre on the side of the road,
0:16:49 > 0:16:51the rusty fridge in a hedge,
0:16:51 > 0:16:54or the smashed-up TV in a lay-by.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57I go out into the countryside and I see mattresses,
0:16:57 > 0:16:59I see plastic bottles, I see food bags,
0:16:59 > 0:17:01and I don't like it.
0:17:01 > 0:17:03Fly-tipping should be, like, fined on the spot.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06It's a good way to discourage people immediately from what they're doing.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09Somebody's dumping their rubbish for somebody else to have to clean up
0:17:09 > 0:17:13and I don't like it when I see that. No. I agree.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16I think they should be fined if they could be caught, yes.
0:17:19 > 0:17:22In Nelson, Pendle Council has stepped up the campaign to
0:17:22 > 0:17:23clamp down on fly-tippers.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28For those caught doing the deed,
0:17:28 > 0:17:30the penalty may be up to ?50,000...
0:17:31 > 0:17:34..or, for some offenders, up to a five-year stint in prison.
0:17:36 > 0:17:40Despite the threat of prosecution, some would still rather take
0:17:40 > 0:17:44the risk than pay a small charge to the local tip like the rest of us.
0:17:46 > 0:17:51Taking on the fight against the fly-tippers is Lesley Brooks...
0:17:51 > 0:17:53Somewhere in this mess,
0:17:53 > 0:17:55there's going to be an address.
0:17:55 > 0:18:00..and her comrade in the battle against illegal dumping, Jon Yurek.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02This is the irony of it is,
0:18:02 > 0:18:05"Made with household waste saved from landfill,"
0:18:05 > 0:18:06and it's been fly-tipped.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16Today, they're out on the prowl.
0:18:18 > 0:18:19Sharing biscuits...
0:18:21 > 0:18:22..and a van.
0:18:22 > 0:18:25RADIO PLAYS What the hell?
0:18:25 > 0:18:26This could be a long day.
0:18:31 > 0:18:35A local resident has given them a valuable tip-off.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39Two bags have been dumped by two men
0:18:39 > 0:18:41that pulled up in a van this morning.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46Binmen have taken one bag but the other bag of rubbish is still
0:18:46 > 0:18:49outside the rear of this property.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53If they're able to prove it's been fly-tipped then there could be
0:18:53 > 0:18:55a fine on the way for the culprit.
0:18:55 > 0:18:58The good citizen that called it in is Shafqat.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01Right, do you want to show me...?
0:19:01 > 0:19:05So, in the morning I came out, we normally put our things out here,
0:19:05 > 0:19:07and next to our bins there were two extra bags. Right.
0:19:07 > 0:19:09And I just wondered what it was.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12I checked my CCTV and there was a van that pulled up over there,
0:19:12 > 0:19:15a blue van. Yeah. There were around four men in there.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18I've got the CCTV, I've got a camera just fitted two weeks ago.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22There and one there. So... I can show you the CCTV if you want me to.
0:19:22 > 0:19:27Right, yes. Yes, please. Yeah. If I can see that. Yeah, no problem.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30It was only recently I noticed my car was getting scratched
0:19:30 > 0:19:35so just two weeks ago I had the CCTV cameras installed just
0:19:35 > 0:19:38basically to make sure the car wasn't damaged
0:19:38 > 0:19:41by any people walking past.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44Well, first I thought, I mean, "Why are they dumping rubbish?"
0:19:44 > 0:19:46And they knew exactly where they were dumping it.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50So first I didn't even look at the bag because I didn't know
0:19:50 > 0:19:52what was in them. So I rang the council up
0:19:52 > 0:19:55and they said just leave them there for evidence.
0:19:55 > 0:19:58So it was a bit strange, really, cos they just dumped
0:19:58 > 0:20:00the rubbish and then zoomed off.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03Hopefully if they get caught and fined it'll stop other people
0:20:03 > 0:20:05from doing this kind of stuff.
0:20:07 > 0:20:09Do you want me to take my shoes off? If you don't mind.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11Glad to see you using your manners, Lesley.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15OK, so I've got the CCTV footage here for you. OK.
0:20:15 > 0:20:16Oh, lovely.
0:20:16 > 0:20:18OK, so here they are getting out of the van.
0:20:21 > 0:20:22Right, OK.
0:20:27 > 0:20:29Goes to the back...
0:20:29 > 0:20:31He knows exactly what he's doing. Yeah, yeah.
0:20:31 > 0:20:32He's not looking around.
0:20:32 > 0:20:35Shafqat's caught the whole sorry tale on camera...
0:20:37 > 0:20:39..and there he is with two bags of rubbish.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Could this mean a fine for fly-tipping?
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Can you see him coming behind? Yeah. This is my bin here...
0:20:49 > 0:20:52..and here he comes and he just dumps them there.
0:20:59 > 0:21:00And he goes back.
0:21:05 > 0:21:09So there he's got some... looks like pillows. Yeah.
0:21:09 > 0:21:10The other guy's now coming with the cushions.
0:21:10 > 0:21:14He's coming back and you'll see him come over here and then dump them.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17You'll see, watch. Into the garden. Yeah.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19And they're off.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21But it doesn't stop at CCTV.
0:21:21 > 0:21:26This budding Sherlock made sure he got the van's registration plate.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29It's all evidence that could add towards a fine.
0:21:29 > 0:21:32So you can see the guy... Yeah. ..sitting in the van there. Yeah.
0:21:32 > 0:21:35And then I got a good picture of the registration. Oh, right, brilliant.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39Now you'd think Shafqat couldn't be any more helpful
0:21:39 > 0:21:40but hold your horses.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42You can... Do you have an e-mail address? I can send you...
0:21:42 > 0:21:45Yeah, yeah. I've got the video footage already in an e-mail.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47I can send it to you. Oh, brilliant, yeah.
0:21:47 > 0:21:50Have you got... a piece of paper? Okey doke.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53Perfect. Thank you very much. I'll be in touch, then.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56I'll go and sort it out there. Thank you. Thank you.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Thank goodness there are some upstanding citizens around.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02More often than not, people see stuff and then we just have
0:22:02 > 0:22:05to search through it and find the evidence but on this occasion
0:22:05 > 0:22:08we've obviously got the story from start to finish, if you will.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10But before they can proceed with that fine,
0:22:10 > 0:22:13they've got to bag and tag the crime scene.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16It's a filthy job... but you know what they say.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18What will happen with this,
0:22:18 > 0:22:21we'll link it to the offender,
0:22:21 > 0:22:23either from the person from the vehicle
0:22:23 > 0:22:27or if there's any evidence amongst the fly-tip.
0:22:27 > 0:22:33So Jon's just searching it and I'm taking photographs.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36It's surely only a matter of time before Jon and Lesley catch up
0:22:36 > 0:22:41with these fly-tippers, and when they do, they could face a ?400 fine...
0:22:42 > 0:22:46..or as much as a massive 50 grand.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49The alternative isn't any better either.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Anyone fancy a five-year jail sentence?
0:22:51 > 0:22:53I found a photo frame.
0:22:56 > 0:22:57A baby!
0:22:57 > 0:23:00Spare us the family photos, Jon.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02OK, happy with that?
0:23:02 > 0:23:04Yeah, happy with that. Right, OK, thank you. I'll be in touch.
0:23:04 > 0:23:06See you later. Bye.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11I think it's time we had a look at the facts.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13Bags of rubbish dumped in an alleyway,
0:23:13 > 0:23:15a van registration,
0:23:15 > 0:23:17and the villains caught on CCTV.
0:23:18 > 0:23:20OK, Lesley, what's the verdict?
0:23:20 > 0:23:23Fly-tipping fixed penalty would be a ?400 fine.
0:23:23 > 0:23:27So it's a ?400 fine for fly-tipping.
0:23:27 > 0:23:28But that's not all.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31They were working as drivers for a well-known charity...
0:23:31 > 0:23:32but not any more.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35They've said that they won't tolerate this sort of behaviour
0:23:35 > 0:23:38and their contracts have been terminated.
0:23:38 > 0:23:40So, fly-tippers, be warned.
0:23:42 > 0:23:45Next, we are at the London tribunals.
0:23:45 > 0:23:49Nearly half a million moving traffic penalty charge notices
0:23:49 > 0:23:52are handed out in London every year
0:23:52 > 0:23:54but if you think you've been given one unfairly,
0:23:54 > 0:23:56you have the right to appeal.
0:23:56 > 0:24:00I'm a London taxi driver so it's essential because, you know,
0:24:00 > 0:24:04if I get a ticket, I end up giving the lion's share of my earnings
0:24:04 > 0:24:08to Haringey Council or Camden Council or whoever.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11So if they're going to try and prosecute me
0:24:11 > 0:24:14to take money out of my pocket then they've got to make sure
0:24:14 > 0:24:18that they are doing everything they've got to do correctly.
0:24:18 > 0:24:19I'll fight anything. I told you.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22If I'm in the right, I'm telling the truth...
0:24:22 > 0:24:26Old lady, we don't do BLEEP.
0:24:26 > 0:24:28Honestly, we tell the truth.
0:24:29 > 0:24:34The adjudicator directs London Borough of Lambeth
0:24:34 > 0:24:37to cancel the penalty notice charge.
0:24:39 > 0:24:42Don't just look at the ticket, sign the cheque and send it to them,
0:24:42 > 0:24:46you know. They've got to comply with the law, just like everybody else,
0:24:46 > 0:24:48and that they're expecting you to comply with the law
0:24:48 > 0:24:49then they should, too.
0:24:52 > 0:24:58Jason Lord was caught on CCTV going the wrong way up a one-way street.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01He's here, ready to argue his case.
0:25:02 > 0:25:03What is your defence?
0:25:04 > 0:25:07My defence really is a series of mitigating factors.
0:25:07 > 0:25:11I don't deny that I made the right turn when it was banned.
0:25:11 > 0:25:13It was me driving the car.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15I'm bang to rights on the CCTV.
0:25:15 > 0:25:18My main issue is with the signage for this particular junction.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21You feel brave enough to come here today and challenge it. I do.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23The most important thing for me being here, really,
0:25:23 > 0:25:27isn't about my ticket. And I mean this sincerely - it's about safety.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30So, if nothing else, win or lose the appeal,
0:25:30 > 0:25:33I would like Islington to change that signage.
0:25:33 > 0:25:34OK. That's a message for them.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36How confident are you feeling?
0:25:36 > 0:25:38In terms of...? The result.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41In terms of my appeal,
0:25:41 > 0:25:45I would imagine that the adjudicator would side with
0:25:45 > 0:25:48Islington Council on the basis that to the letter of the law they say
0:25:48 > 0:25:53that their signage is correct, you know, within the regulations.
0:25:53 > 0:25:59My appeal is to common sense rather than to technicalities.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02How much was the reduced fine? The reduced fine would be ?65.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05What's it standing at the moment? 130. OK, so it's double.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08Effectively, I've, you know, taken a ?65 risk,
0:26:08 > 0:26:10is the difference between those two numbers,
0:26:10 > 0:26:14to come here today to talk to the adjudicator.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17Jason, we'll see how it goes. OK. Thanks, Dom.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Well, it sounds like Jason's done his homework, but will
0:26:20 > 0:26:24adjudicator Belinda Pearce give him a ticking off or a gold star?
0:26:24 > 0:26:26Mr Lord.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28Thank you. Hello, Mr Lord. Come and take a seat, please.
0:26:28 > 0:26:30Thank you very much.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32If you want to put your things down beside you, you can.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Shall I close the door or leave it open?
0:26:34 > 0:26:36No, we leave it open, unless, of course, there's any
0:26:36 > 0:26:41extraneous noise from outside that distracts you.
0:26:42 > 0:26:46Let's start with the authority's evidence... OK.
0:26:46 > 0:26:48..because they are presenting the case,
0:26:48 > 0:26:53and the transgression that they say occurred here
0:26:53 > 0:26:56is against these signs. Yes.
0:26:56 > 0:27:00You can see that they're round signs with a red outline
0:27:00 > 0:27:02and that means prohibition.
0:27:03 > 0:27:06And underneath, it says, "Except cycles."
0:27:06 > 0:27:12So the symbol within the sign is a motorbike and a motorcar.
0:27:12 > 0:27:16So let's run the CCTV footage.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24There we have it. You drive past the signs. Mm-hm.
0:27:24 > 0:27:28So Jason agrees. I don't think Belinda expected this.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31So what do you want to say about that?
0:27:31 > 0:27:36What I want to say is a number of mitigating factors.
0:27:36 > 0:27:38Right, can I just pause you there?
0:27:38 > 0:27:41I don't want to stop you, I'm just pausing you just to explain
0:27:41 > 0:27:46that my remit doesn't go as far as taking mitigation into account. OK.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49If mitigation is compelling, there are ways in which I can refer
0:27:49 > 0:27:53it back to the local authority if they haven't already considered it.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57OK. So do you want me to now bring up your evidence? Yes, please.
0:27:57 > 0:28:00There we are. So, yes, please, tell me.
0:28:00 > 0:28:05When I was driving around this area, which I do know well,
0:28:05 > 0:28:09and I'm aware of that junction, but I've always felt that it
0:28:09 > 0:28:14would be very, very easy to turn mistakenly at that junction.
0:28:14 > 0:28:16Well, you were aware of it, you say?
0:28:16 > 0:28:19So you were aware of the signs.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21In the back of my mind, yes.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26Not a very good start. I can't see him getting away with this fine.
0:28:29 > 0:28:31I think this is your image of the junction.
0:28:31 > 0:28:34What do you want to say about this?
0:28:34 > 0:28:36So, as you approach at 90 degrees,
0:28:36 > 0:28:41the prohibited motor vehicles signage is effectively end-on
0:28:41 > 0:28:44and therefore that's not visible.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47There's another factor here which is you can see from the image
0:28:47 > 0:28:51that a lamppost actually obscures that, the one on the right,
0:28:51 > 0:28:53as I come towards it.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55Well, at this particular... Yes.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59..moment in time, but you will be travelling and you'll be travelling
0:28:59 > 0:29:04and seeing it before and after this particular snapshot in time.
0:29:04 > 0:29:05HE MOUTHS
0:29:05 > 0:29:08I think Belinda must have heard it all before
0:29:08 > 0:29:10but Jason's not giving up.
0:29:10 > 0:29:14My submission is that if these were the more instantly recognisable
0:29:14 > 0:29:18red "no entry" signs with the white bar across,
0:29:18 > 0:29:20that far fewer people would make this mistake.
0:29:20 > 0:29:25Well, they can't be, because that would be no entry for all vehicles,
0:29:25 > 0:29:29and this location does facilitate some... It does.
0:29:29 > 0:29:30..being able to travel there. Yeah.
0:29:30 > 0:29:32So those signs would not be appropriate.
0:29:32 > 0:29:35It doesn't look like Belinda's buying any of this.
0:29:35 > 0:29:40I must determine whether the signage is adequate or not. OK.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42Let's take a look at the facts.
0:29:42 > 0:29:48Jason was caught on CCTV driving the wrong way up a one-way street.
0:29:48 > 0:29:50He argues that the signs are
0:29:50 > 0:29:53confusing and difficult to understand.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57His mistake has landed him with a ?130 ticket.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00The question is will Belinda accept his argument that
0:30:00 > 0:30:02the signs weren't clear enough?
0:30:03 > 0:30:09I find this to be adequate. I find it to be unambiguous. OK.
0:30:09 > 0:30:12The motorist must be conscious of the signs. OK.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14Oh, dear.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16It's a ?130 fine.
0:30:16 > 0:30:21But Jason came here to make a point, and make it he will.
0:30:21 > 0:30:26A brief look online shows the top ten locations where, in Islington,
0:30:26 > 0:30:32for CCTV, cars producing penalty charge notices
0:30:32 > 0:30:34and it's no surprise to me that Calshot Street,
0:30:34 > 0:30:37month after month, comes top of the pops. It's number one.
0:30:37 > 0:30:40That's not really something that I need to hear
0:30:40 > 0:30:42or I can take into account.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44We're here today for me to determine
0:30:44 > 0:30:49whether you have contravened a particular restriction.
0:30:49 > 0:30:52At the moment, on the evidence, I have to weigh up both sides,
0:30:52 > 0:30:57and the evidence shows that the vehicle did contravene that.
0:30:57 > 0:31:00OK. I'm... OK. ..making my finding on that.
0:31:00 > 0:31:04You accept that you made a mistake, a mistake I can't take into account.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07As I said, I must make my decision on the evidence.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09I'm satisfied on the evidence before me. OK.
0:31:09 > 0:31:12I'll be refusing this appeal. OK. Understood.
0:31:12 > 0:31:19I... And so what happens now is that I have my decision typed up
0:31:19 > 0:31:22and that will be sent to you in the next few days.
0:31:22 > 0:31:23Well, that's that, then.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26Oh, no, it's not. Hold on a minute.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29OK. Thank you very much. Two things very quickly, if I may.
0:31:29 > 0:31:33No, the hearing's finished now. Thank you.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35Whoops. OK.
0:31:35 > 0:31:39Would you like your photos back? Thank you very much.
0:31:39 > 0:31:45I was here hoping... I was not here in any great expectation of
0:31:45 > 0:31:47my appeal being upheld.
0:31:47 > 0:31:48Mr Lord, I'm here to determine whether
0:31:48 > 0:31:51a contravention occurred or not. Understood. Thanks very much.
0:31:51 > 0:31:53Thank you very much, Mr Lord. Goodbye.
0:31:57 > 0:31:59I can tell you're not happy.
0:31:59 > 0:32:00JASON LAUGHS
0:32:01 > 0:32:04It's disappointing. yeah.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Even though you sort of felt that you weren't going to win the case,
0:32:07 > 0:32:10I do quite admire the fact that you wanted to make a point there.
0:32:10 > 0:32:14Right. How do you feel about the result?
0:32:14 > 0:32:19It is frustrating when you feel like there are a couple
0:32:19 > 0:32:21more things you had to say. Yeah.
0:32:21 > 0:32:24I was hopeful that at least it would be recognised that this isn't
0:32:24 > 0:32:29a frivolous or a vexatious appeal and that I would have been
0:32:29 > 0:32:32allowed to pay the reduced sum, at the very least.
0:32:32 > 0:32:35Do you feel that justice has been unfair to you or do you
0:32:35 > 0:32:37actually feel that, you know, the signs are there?
0:32:37 > 0:32:38Do you agree with her?
0:32:38 > 0:32:45I agree that I've made a mistake but Islington Council have
0:32:45 > 0:32:50a very expensive-looking camera constantly trained on that junction.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52To the layman, it looks like a trap.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55You think it's a cash cow. Yes.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57So if Islington can afford to put up
0:32:57 > 0:32:59a very expensive camera system there,
0:32:59 > 0:33:03surely they can afford to change a couple of signs to make it clearer.
0:33:08 > 0:33:10If there's one thing I hate, it's littering,
0:33:10 > 0:33:15and my time On The Spot has taught me that I'm definitely not alone.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17It's just not nice, like, having to cross the road and stuff
0:33:17 > 0:33:21cos you don't want to be walking through people's rubbish.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25If people got brought up, told by their parents, really, that
0:33:25 > 0:33:28it's not acceptable... My mum would have given me a slap if I did that.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30So now, as an adult, I don't do it.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33People should be bagging it up and putting it in bins cos it's
0:33:33 > 0:33:36not really a good habit to get into.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40And once you get into it, you can't really get out of it that easily.
0:33:40 > 0:33:45I think they should be put against the wall and shot, personally, but...
0:33:45 > 0:33:48But it's not always clear what's litter and what isn't.
0:33:51 > 0:33:52Earlier, in Pendle...
0:33:54 > 0:33:57..we met environmental crime officer Jon Yurek
0:33:57 > 0:33:59and his partner in grime, Lesley,
0:33:59 > 0:34:02as they brought a fly-tipper to justice.
0:34:02 > 0:34:03On this occasion,
0:34:03 > 0:34:07we've obviously got the story from start to finish, if you will.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12Now Jon's back on patrol on his regular town-centre beat.
0:34:13 > 0:34:14They've clocked me.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19Armed with the power to issue an on-the-spot fine
0:34:19 > 0:34:22of ?75 for littering, Jon's mission
0:34:22 > 0:34:25is to keep the streets clean and the litter louts in check.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27It's not always cigarettes, is it?
0:34:27 > 0:34:31No, it's not always cigarettes and it's not always people.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34Sometimes the source of the problem comes from above.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45If someone's feeding the pigeons and the pigeons are there,
0:34:45 > 0:34:48that's fine, but when they're just throwing food onto the floor
0:34:48 > 0:34:51and there's nothing actually consuming the food,
0:34:51 > 0:34:53you might as well be littering, you know,
0:34:53 > 0:34:57because there's nothing actually there to consume the stuff
0:34:57 > 0:34:59you're throwing on the floor.
0:34:59 > 0:35:02So, are our feathered friends in line for a fine?
0:35:02 > 0:35:05Well, of course not. Jon can't fine the pigeons.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07Well, not yet, anyway.
0:35:07 > 0:35:10Like any town centre, Pendle is plagued by pigeons, and,
0:35:10 > 0:35:14while they need to eat, anyone found feeding them inappropriately
0:35:14 > 0:35:18may find themselves on the end of a ?75 fine.
0:35:18 > 0:35:24There's a fella, looks like he's throwing food everywhere.
0:35:25 > 0:35:29He looks like he's trying to entice a pigeon down or something but...
0:35:31 > 0:35:33I'm going to have a chat with him.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35Hi, pal. You all right?
0:35:35 > 0:35:38Am I in bother? Well...
0:35:38 > 0:35:42I'm from Pendle Borough Council. I'm an environmental crime officer.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45What do you...? Are you just...? Food. Feeding.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48Jon has spotted a friend of our feathered friends who could be
0:35:48 > 0:35:51in line for an on-the-spot fine for littering.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55How many pigeons are you feeding? I don't know. I had four before.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58They're taking the time and coming back down. Yeah.
0:35:59 > 0:36:00Now consider this.
0:36:00 > 0:36:03If the average pigeon produces around 11 kilos of droppings
0:36:03 > 0:36:07every year and there are 18 million pigeons in this country, then that's
0:36:07 > 0:36:12close to a total of 200,000 tonnes of pigeon poo produced every year -
0:36:12 > 0:36:15almost the weight of 450 jumbo jets.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20You've put enough out. OK? Can you just stop now?
0:36:20 > 0:36:22If you're feeding pigeons, OK,
0:36:22 > 0:36:24it's like a little kid throwing breadcrumbs to a pigeon,
0:36:24 > 0:36:28but what I don't want you to do is... I don't know how long
0:36:28 > 0:36:31you've been doing this and I'm sure it's just a... First day.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33OK, it's your first day.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36If I can just give you advice.
0:36:36 > 0:36:37If the pigeons are here
0:36:37 > 0:36:40on the ground and you're feeding them, that's fine.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43But if the pigeons are up there and they're not interested and
0:36:43 > 0:36:46you walk away, all you've done is just left a lot of crumbs and
0:36:46 > 0:36:50seeds and stuff like that, you're not actually feeding anything, OK?
0:36:50 > 0:36:52The only things that are going to come now and eat this
0:36:52 > 0:36:54are probably going to be the rats.
0:36:54 > 0:36:57It might not be littering but feeding the pigeons
0:36:57 > 0:37:00has another even more unpleasant effect.
0:37:02 > 0:37:04When you've fed these pigeons, these pigeons are full, OK?
0:37:04 > 0:37:07These pigeons are going to leave and there's some very nice people
0:37:07 > 0:37:08over there and the last thing
0:37:08 > 0:37:12they want to do is have an armada of pigeons bombing them, you know?
0:37:12 > 0:37:15OK, Jon, what's the plan?
0:37:15 > 0:37:17Let's review the evidence.
0:37:18 > 0:37:21We've got a man on the roof with a box of birdseed...
0:37:22 > 0:37:24..birdseed scattered all over the floor...
0:37:26 > 0:37:29..and a flock of angry pigeons waiting for us to leave.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32Is that enough for an on-the-spot fine?
0:37:35 > 0:37:36So, they've got enough food.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38I've got no objection to you feeding pigeons.
0:37:38 > 0:37:41Just don't, you know, feed them so much food.
0:37:41 > 0:37:44Jon has let this guy go with a caution.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46As long as he doesn't overdo it,
0:37:46 > 0:37:48the man can carry on feeding the birds.
0:37:48 > 0:37:51Well, at least someone's happy.
0:37:51 > 0:37:53If you can see them, they're scattered about, they're there,
0:37:53 > 0:37:55waiting for me to go now and come and eat, cos they think
0:37:55 > 0:37:58you're coming to catch them or whatever,
0:37:58 > 0:38:00which... I still haven't got that relationship with them.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02But they'll come and they'll eat.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05Though Jon doesn't seem so sure.
0:38:05 > 0:38:06All that's going to happen is
0:38:06 > 0:38:08that stuff's going to stay there for days now.
0:38:08 > 0:38:09Never mind, Jon.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12Let's hope a big bird swoops down and gobbles it up.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16Next up, I'm in Wiltshire...
0:38:18 > 0:38:20..with traffic cop Warren Knight...
0:38:22 > 0:38:26..the scourge of the county's speeders, drink-drivers,
0:38:26 > 0:38:27uninsured motorists
0:38:27 > 0:38:28and tubby truckers.
0:38:30 > 0:38:32Tubby truckers?
0:38:32 > 0:38:35Surely you can't get a fine for that.
0:38:37 > 0:38:41He's overloaded on his rear axle. What? This front on the tractor?
0:38:41 > 0:38:43Drive. Drive axle, yeah.
0:38:43 > 0:38:46Oh, I see. The truck is overweight.
0:38:46 > 0:38:49Actually, it's a serious business.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53More than half of fatal accidents on motorways involve HGVs.
0:38:54 > 0:38:58This driver has been pulled on a routine check at a weighbridge -
0:38:58 > 0:39:01a large metal platform with scales underneath
0:39:01 > 0:39:03on which he has to park his truck.
0:39:03 > 0:39:07So is this beast of a truck going to land its Polish driver
0:39:07 > 0:39:10in a whole load of bother in the shape of an on-the-spot fine?
0:39:11 > 0:39:13Sadly, it's not just overloading
0:39:13 > 0:39:16that has trucks like this inspected these days.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19Do you ever look in the back of these vehicles? Yeah, yeah.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22Often we will do, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Have you ever spotted the obvious?
0:39:22 > 0:39:27You know, people in there. Yeah, we had one about six weeks ago.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29This was an interesting one.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31This had a human trafficking marker on ANPR. Oh, OK.
0:39:31 > 0:39:35So it came up to say it was involved in human trafficking.
0:39:35 > 0:39:39We brought it into the weighbridge, it was overloaded,
0:39:39 > 0:39:41the driver was a foreign national,
0:39:41 > 0:39:45he had no driving licence, he had no insurance, and in the back of
0:39:45 > 0:39:49this very overweight vehicle, I noticed something moving and
0:39:49 > 0:39:53there were three people underneath all the goods in the back.
0:39:53 > 0:39:55What happened to that person? He got arrested. Right.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57Yeah, he got arrested.
0:39:57 > 0:40:00I don't think this driver is facing arrest but
0:40:00 > 0:40:02he could be staring down a pretty hefty fine.
0:40:02 > 0:40:05On a lorry, each axle has its own weight limit
0:40:05 > 0:40:08so, for a multi-axle vehicle, it can really add up.
0:40:10 > 0:40:15Are you aware you're about to receive fines and penalties
0:40:15 > 0:40:19for being overweight, possibly in the hundreds of pounds?
0:40:19 > 0:40:22It's a very big penalty. Very big penalty.
0:40:22 > 0:40:26Yeah, but this is your law, yeah?
0:40:26 > 0:40:30This is your rules and you have to be OK, yeah?
0:40:30 > 0:40:31Yes.
0:40:31 > 0:40:35If we come to England, we have to...
0:40:35 > 0:40:38You have to abide by the law. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41Did the officer tell you how much it's going to cost you?
0:40:41 > 0:40:45Yeah. Possibly ?400 or ?500. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:40:46 > 0:40:48That's an awful lot of money in fines.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51Unfortunately.
0:40:51 > 0:40:53The vehicle there, it's massively overweight.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56The handling of the vehicle, the handling characteristics,
0:40:56 > 0:41:00where the load shifts and moves about, obviously it just doesn't
0:41:00 > 0:41:03manoeuvre the same way because the acceleration changes and the braking
0:41:03 > 0:41:07is impacted because the vehicle isn't designed to carry that weight.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09The brakes are designed for certain efficiencies.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11It won't brake in the same way if it was a normal weight.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14So he'd have to allow a far greater distance
0:41:14 > 0:41:18and if he's not paying attention and he's not got enough time,
0:41:18 > 0:41:21he'll just plough into the back of somebody.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23So let's weigh up the facts.
0:41:23 > 0:41:27As they say at diet clubs, apparently the scales don't lie,
0:41:27 > 0:41:29and that is one heavy truck.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31So what's the damage?
0:41:31 > 0:41:32Now what's happening here?
0:41:32 > 0:41:35My colleague's going to issue him with a fixed penalty notice.
0:41:35 > 0:41:37It doesn't attract points, this type of offence. Yeah.
0:41:37 > 0:41:40But it will attract a fine which,
0:41:40 > 0:41:45because he lives outside the UK, that fine is payable now, basically.
0:41:45 > 0:41:46Come here, buddy.
0:41:47 > 0:41:51This fine, you know, has got to be paid tonight. Did you know that?
0:41:51 > 0:41:53Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah?
0:41:53 > 0:41:57Everything is OK, yeah. Oh, good! I hope it is. Yeah.
0:41:57 > 0:42:01It turns out he was only overweight on two axles
0:42:01 > 0:42:04so it's a ?200 on-the-spot fine,
0:42:04 > 0:42:09and when I say on-the-spot, this time I mean on-the-spot.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12What happens if his card doesn't go through, which I think is going...
0:42:12 > 0:42:15that's what's happening now, and he hasn't got enough?
0:42:15 > 0:42:17He would get arrested, taken to the police station,
0:42:17 > 0:42:20put before the court in the morning. Oh, wow. Potentially, yeah.
0:42:20 > 0:42:25If he can't pay. If he can't pay... He has to pay his fine,
0:42:25 > 0:42:28because if we let him go, he'll never pay his fine. Yeah.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32Unlike in the UK, where we would send a summons to the UK address,
0:42:32 > 0:42:36we can't do that with the EU, because it's very difficult...
0:42:36 > 0:42:39Of course. ..to serve the summons in the first place.
0:42:39 > 0:42:40So the fine will have to be paid.
0:42:46 > 0:42:48His problems are not over yet because his credit card's not
0:42:48 > 0:42:51going through and he's trying to get his bosses in Germany to pay the bill.
0:42:51 > 0:42:52If it doesn't get paid,
0:42:52 > 0:42:55Paul from Poland is going to be spending the night here.
0:42:55 > 0:42:57It's cold, it's wet, it's miserable,
0:42:57 > 0:42:59it's a Sunday evening and the football's on.
0:42:59 > 0:43:02He might be staying here - I'm certainly not.
0:43:32 > 0:43:33We've a spell of sunshine heading our way.
0:43:33 > 0:43:37With hot new comedies and fresh twists on cool classics.
0:43:37 > 0:43:39Mr Humphries, are you free? I'm free!
0:43:39 > 0:43:42This is not squalor. This is genteel property.
0:43:43 > 0:43:44I will have you, Fletcher.