0:00:02 > 0:00:05Never before have so many on-the-spot fines
0:00:05 > 0:00:06been issued in Britain.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09We're going to be following the men and women who hand out
0:00:09 > 0:00:12over £30 million worth of tickets every month...
0:00:12 > 0:00:15- Oops.- Round here they're an absolute blight.
0:00:15 > 0:00:16I'm up to 104 now.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19- Wow!- That is disgusting.
0:00:19 > 0:00:20Just walk away.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23..for behaviour that's downright dangerous.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25That was stupid for these sorts of conditions, wasn't it?
0:00:25 > 0:00:27'Simply selfish...'
0:00:27 > 0:00:30- Look at the mess you've created in the street.- How is that our fault?
0:00:30 > 0:00:31'..or just, well...'
0:00:31 > 0:00:33What is he doing?
0:00:33 > 0:00:34'..plain silly.'
0:00:35 > 0:00:36What a doughnut.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39'We'll be revealing the cost of their bad behaviour...'
0:00:39 > 0:00:41£100 fine.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43- Pays £260.- Ouch.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45'..and how this could affect you.'
0:00:45 > 0:00:49- Might give them a punch. - You want to see me kick off?
0:00:49 > 0:00:50'The police are on it...'
0:00:50 > 0:00:51What the...!
0:00:51 > 0:00:53'..the parking wardens are on it...'
0:00:53 > 0:00:55They should be thanking us for being here.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57'..and I'm on it.'
0:00:57 > 0:00:59There's a 30 mile an hour limit here.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01'I'm Dom Littlewood
0:01:01 > 0:01:03'and I'm on the spot.'
0:01:03 > 0:01:05'Today, there's a meaty fine at stake
0:01:05 > 0:01:07'for these pizza-loving students.'
0:01:07 > 0:01:09Why are your bins full?
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Sorry? Because we've a lot of people in the house,
0:01:11 > 0:01:12which create a lot of waste.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15Yeah, and you've got enough bins for 14 people.
0:01:15 > 0:01:20'..and will this unhappy driver manage to fight his parking fine?'
0:01:20 > 0:01:24£80 for something which I didn't even know nothing about?
0:01:24 > 0:01:26The law's not on your side essentially.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28No, it isn't, is it?
0:01:31 > 0:01:34'Today, we're kicking off with being on the spot in Wiltshire.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41'I'm riding shotgun with a busy traffic cop
0:01:41 > 0:01:44'and I love a bit of blues and twos. I think.'
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Got to have a strong stomach being thrown around in a car like this,
0:01:47 > 0:01:50- haven't you?- You're not being thrown around, this is a lovely smooth,
0:01:50 > 0:01:52- progressive drive.- For you, maybe.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57'Mr Cool here is Wiltshire Police's Jay Clifton.'
0:01:57 > 0:02:01Can you tell me what the speed limit for the motorway is?
0:02:01 > 0:02:0270.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06Jay has the power to issue on-the-spot fines of £100
0:02:06 > 0:02:08to anyone caught speeding on his patch.
0:02:12 > 0:02:16M4 heading eastbound towards London, pretty rural area apart from,
0:02:16 > 0:02:19of course, this being a very busy motorway.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23What's this like for people using and abusing privileges on the road?
0:02:23 > 0:02:26It's the same as any motorway.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29We get speeders and we get a lot going on
0:02:29 > 0:02:31such as this one going past us now.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35'Could this be Jay's first fine of the day?'
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Why are we suddenly accelerating?
0:02:37 > 0:02:40Just accelerating, as I've been chatting to you,
0:02:40 > 0:02:44I've just seen a vehicle coming up behind us who's certainly travelling
0:02:44 > 0:02:46in excess of the 70-mile-an-hour speed limit.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49You're doing 90 to keep up with him.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51I'm up to 104 now.
0:02:51 > 0:02:52Wow.
0:02:55 > 0:02:56'This is more like it.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58'But at the rate that driver's going,
0:02:58 > 0:03:01'I'm wondering if there's going to be at least a £100 on-the-spot fine
0:03:01 > 0:03:03'for speeding on the cards.'
0:03:03 > 0:03:08I'm going to keep a distance between myself and the vehicle ahead of us.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10'With the vehicle in his sights,
0:03:10 > 0:03:12'Jay now needs to start recording the evidence.'
0:03:14 > 0:03:16I've got a calibrated speedo on my vehicle.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19That's a steady 100 miles an hour as well.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28So I'm going to quickly turn my camera on.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Right, because you've now videoed him doing
0:03:30 > 0:03:33in excess of 100 miles an hour, is that going to be a ban?
0:03:33 > 0:03:35I could deal with it by way of a fixed-penalty notice...
0:03:37 > 0:03:39..or I could report him to go to court.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43His speed averaged between 96 and 100.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48It was only at a very brief distance that it went over it.
0:03:48 > 0:03:50'So this driver is driving fast enough
0:03:50 > 0:03:53'to get a £100 on-the-spot fine
0:03:53 > 0:03:56'or he could go to court and end up with a ban.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58'Which will Jay choose?'
0:03:58 > 0:04:03SIREN WAILS 'Well, we need to catch him first.'
0:04:03 > 0:04:05What I'm going to do is just come alongside him now.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08You follow me.
0:04:11 > 0:04:12The reality has just hit them.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16How common an occurrence is that?
0:04:16 > 0:04:17Speeding on a motorway?
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Very common.
0:04:19 > 0:04:20'The blue light's on.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24'And I'm thinking is this going to end
0:04:24 > 0:04:26'in a fine for the speeding driver?'
0:04:29 > 0:04:31- Hello, sir, how are you? - Not too bad.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33The reason I'm still you is your speed.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36'The driver immediately admits to doing 80-90
0:04:36 > 0:04:37'and Jay is not impressed.'
0:04:37 > 0:04:40I have to point out that it's an offence to drive at excess speed
0:04:40 > 0:04:42and in relation to that you don't have to say anything
0:04:42 > 0:04:45but it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned
0:04:45 > 0:04:47something which you later rely on in court.
0:04:47 > 0:04:48Anything you do say may be given in evidence.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51You're not under arrest, but I want to have a chat.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Do you have your driver's licence with you at all, sir?
0:04:53 > 0:04:56'Jay has read him his rights as a matter of procedure,
0:04:56 > 0:05:00'but does this mean a court summons or an on-the-spot fine?
0:05:00 > 0:05:01'And I've noticed something else.'
0:05:01 > 0:05:06What's a bit disappointing - the car's next to me, the...
0:05:06 > 0:05:08I can see right now, his wife's sitting in the front,
0:05:08 > 0:05:11he's got two babies in child seats behind him,
0:05:11 > 0:05:13probably somewhere in the region, I would say,
0:05:13 > 0:05:14of two and three years old.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16We've all sped, none of us are angels,
0:05:16 > 0:05:19but when you've got young kids that age, I just think, er...
0:05:19 > 0:05:22Well, personally, I think you need to be a bit more sensible.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24Is there any lawful reason you can give me
0:05:24 > 0:05:26as to why you're travelling at that speed?
0:05:26 > 0:05:29'The guy still claims he was only doing around 80
0:05:29 > 0:05:31'but Jay is still unconvinced.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33'Anyone else think this could end in a ticket?'
0:05:33 > 0:05:38Your speed averages between, I would suggest, 95-100.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44You know, as well as I do, anything over 100 miles an hour,
0:05:44 > 0:05:48you go to court and you're likely to get a disqualification.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50'It's not looking good for this driver.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54'It could be much worse than an on-the-spot fine.'
0:05:54 > 0:05:57However, because I had to catch up with you initially
0:05:57 > 0:06:00before keeping an equal distance between yourself and myself, I
0:06:00 > 0:06:02would suggest, that perhaps,
0:06:02 > 0:06:05that 104 may have been my acceleration to catch you up.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10So, let's take a look at Jay's options.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14The driver has been clocked speeding with his young family in the car.
0:06:14 > 0:06:15Will it be a court summons
0:06:15 > 0:06:19if Jay is certain he was consistently over 100 miles an hour?
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Will it be a fixed penalty on-the-spot fine?
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Or maybe just a firm warning?
0:06:24 > 0:06:25At least, that's what the driver wants.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30I can, you're right, I can.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32But, for you, I'm not going to.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Your speed is well in excess of the 70-mile-an-hour speed limit.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37In view of that, the way I propose to deal with that today
0:06:37 > 0:06:41is by way of a fixed-penalty notice, which is going to be three points
0:06:41 > 0:06:43on your licence and a £100 fine payable within 28 days.
0:06:43 > 0:06:48There it is. The driver has escaped a ban, just.
0:06:48 > 0:06:51But he still got three points on his licence
0:06:51 > 0:06:54and a £100 fixed-penalty notice.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57Initially, he thought that the speed limit for the motorway was 80-90,
0:06:57 > 0:06:59although he's held his licence in the UK for ten years.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02He couldn't answer the speed limit for the motorway.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04The sort of speeds he was travelling at,
0:07:04 > 0:07:07how dangerous would you consider those to be?
0:07:07 > 0:07:09The vehicle is travelling close to 100 miles an hour,
0:07:09 > 0:07:1296-100 miles an hour - at that kind of speed,
0:07:12 > 0:07:14if another vehicle was to break down ahead of him
0:07:14 > 0:07:17or he had to take evasive action, someone's going to die.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19It's extremely dangerous.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23What got me about that is those kids in the back were very, very young.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26They weren't even old enough to tell Dad, "Slow down."
0:07:26 > 0:07:28And I would find that very hard to believe that if you had kids
0:07:28 > 0:07:31of that age, you would even want to drive that speed, it just seems mad.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35To you and I it seems mad, but people...
0:07:35 > 0:07:38- Everyone's different.- Yeah. Nuttier than a squirrel's- BLEEP,
0:07:38 > 0:07:40- that's what I say. - Yeah, let's get another one.- Right.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42'We'll be back with Jay a bit later on
0:07:42 > 0:07:44'to witness some more dangerous driving.'
0:07:51 > 0:07:55In Cardiff, the council are really getting tough on grime.
0:07:58 > 0:07:59The Welsh capital is booming
0:07:59 > 0:08:03with the fastest growing population in Wales, but with more people
0:08:03 > 0:08:07comes more rubbish and more rubbish means more opportunities to mess up.
0:08:09 > 0:08:13Residents who break the city's new household waste disposal rules
0:08:13 > 0:08:15could face a £100 on-the-spot fine,
0:08:15 > 0:08:18courtesy of Waste Enforcement Officer Steph,
0:08:18 > 0:08:20who, it seems, can sniff out literally anything.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23Yeah, there's a really strange smell here.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26It must have been your hi-vis - it smells like feet.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29- He's got new boots, new fleece. - The hardest worker here.
0:08:29 > 0:08:34Steph is joined on the beat today by fellow Enforcement Officer Jon.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36He's the one with the smelly hi-vis.
0:08:36 > 0:08:37Let's go. See you later.
0:08:40 > 0:08:44You know that saying, "It's a dirty job but someone's got to do it?"
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Well, in this job it's actually true.
0:08:48 > 0:08:49Tell us that cat story, Steph.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52- There was a cat.- It must have been there... What was it, in a bag?
0:08:52 > 0:08:56It was in a cardboard box and Kieran, who I was working with,
0:08:56 > 0:08:58thought it was driftwood because it was that colour.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01- It had been there for so long. - And he picked it up like that
0:09:01 > 0:09:03and he was like, "That would look nice in my fish tank,"
0:09:03 > 0:09:06and I went, "It's a cat," and he went, "What?" I said, "It's a cat,"
0:09:06 > 0:09:09and he turned it round and it was like that.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11To meet tough new recycling targets,
0:09:11 > 0:09:15the council have introduced new slimline black waste bins,
0:09:15 > 0:09:19encouraging people to recycle more of their waste in green plastic bags
0:09:19 > 0:09:22rather than just putting it in the general waste bins.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28Today, Steph's finely-tuned sense of smell and eagle eyes
0:09:28 > 0:09:32have tracked down some badly behaving waste
0:09:32 > 0:09:35belonging to some of the city's 30,000 students.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37A lot of the students, they put extra waste out.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39They put their bin out
0:09:39 > 0:09:41and that's the only thing the bin men will collect
0:09:41 > 0:09:43and they put extra waste out
0:09:43 > 0:09:46not realising if they recycle properly or use the food waste bin,
0:09:46 > 0:09:48that they'd have more room in their black bin
0:09:48 > 0:09:50and their waste would be collected.
0:09:50 > 0:09:54Steph is clearly on a mission to find these student offenders
0:09:54 > 0:09:56so, if she does, what can they expect?
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Pay attention at the back.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01It could be either a caution,
0:10:01 > 0:10:04a £100 fine or £1,000 fine for a repeat offender. Ouch.
0:10:07 > 0:10:08Because these are near the lane,
0:10:08 > 0:10:10I'm just going to give these a little kick.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Because you never know if there could be mice.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19I have been known to run away from leaves thinking they are mice.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22So, if you're not careful with that wrapper, boys,
0:10:22 > 0:10:24that could be a very expensive burger.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30Steph and John know exactly where they're heading today.
0:10:30 > 0:10:33They're off to visit a property that they've already had problems with.
0:10:35 > 0:10:39The first signs that waste is about are here. The scavengers.
0:10:39 > 0:10:41The seagulls are here. They love it.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50Basically, you've got nine boys living in a property there.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53I've had a problem with them a couple of weeks ago.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56their front garden was full of waste.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59It was split, as well. I've also had reports from their neighbours that
0:10:59 > 0:11:01they are dumping waste in their bins.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07This is a shocking mess but let's see if it's a fineable offence.
0:11:07 > 0:11:11Here goes. First step, finding the guilty party.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16Hi, Cardiff Council waste enforcement.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Is this a flat or one house?
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- One house.- OK, how many live in the house?
0:11:21 > 0:11:23- Nine of us.- There's nine of you. OK.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26It's just about a bag that you've put out.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Next step, examine the evidence.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30I just want you to come out and have a look.
0:11:30 > 0:11:34Obviously yourself or one of your housemates has put it out.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36This is the mess it's created.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39Steph starts off with a softly, softly approach.
0:11:39 > 0:11:42This is a house with nine people.
0:11:42 > 0:11:45You've got enough bins there for 15 people. You're not recycling.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49Food waste goes in your food waste bin and the recyclable materials,
0:11:49 > 0:11:52all right, go in the recycling bags and they go out every week.
0:11:52 > 0:11:53Unlike the residents.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57- Every week? - Recycling the food waste is weekly.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59And then your general waste bin is...
0:11:59 > 0:12:01I've had our bins here not collected for weeks before.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03- No, I'm sorry. I'm here every week. - I'm not lying.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09Perhaps they don't realise there's a £100 fine rising to £1,000
0:12:09 > 0:12:11if they don't pay it.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14Look at the mess you've created in the street.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16How is that our fault?
0:12:16 > 0:12:18Because you put a black bag out, all right?
0:12:18 > 0:12:20If you put it in the correct receptacles,
0:12:20 > 0:12:22it would be collected by the binmen. You didn't.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Where would we have put the black bins, black bags
0:12:24 > 0:12:26if we didn't have a bin to put it in?
0:12:26 > 0:12:29Temperatures and tempers are hotting up.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31There's going to be a fine.
0:12:31 > 0:12:33This is a ten-man house.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35Yeah, and you've got enough bins for 14 people.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38- We've got two bins. - Yes, that's for eight people.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40I've got four at home between four people. A bin each at home.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44You just don't get it. If you put all your recycling in the bags,
0:12:44 > 0:12:47you'd have more room in your bins. It's as simple as that.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50Is anyone wondering what degree they're studying? It could be law.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53Where are we going to put them? In the kitchen?
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- It's a health hazard, isn't it? - Why are your bins full?
0:12:55 > 0:12:56Or drama?
0:12:56 > 0:12:59That's not a point, mate.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03When the bins are full, we put the plastic bags out!
0:13:03 > 0:13:04Or maybe languages?
0:13:04 > 0:13:05- But to be honest...- BLEEP!
0:13:07 > 0:13:09What other chance have I got? You...
0:13:09 > 0:13:11BLEEP!
0:13:11 > 0:13:14Every single house has got rubbish on the front.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16There's obviously a problem, isn't there?
0:13:16 > 0:13:18I'd stay out of it, mate, if I were you.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20There could be a £100 fine on the cards here.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22THEY ARGUE
0:13:22 > 0:13:25I'm trying to tell you if you put the recycling in the recycling bags,
0:13:25 > 0:13:26you'd have load more room in your bins.
0:13:26 > 0:13:29But you don't want to listen to that.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31You're just being rude and swearing at me.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34That could be the final nail in the coffin.
0:13:34 > 0:13:35It's the moment of truth.
0:13:35 > 0:13:39She's gone to the lorry and that's where she keeps her big penalty pad.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42Their bins are plenty big enough for them.
0:13:42 > 0:13:46If they recycled and used the food waste bin which goes out weekly,
0:13:46 > 0:13:48they'd have plenty more room in their bins.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50Even though they've got enough bins there for 14 people,
0:13:50 > 0:13:53there is only nine of them. They are not recycling,
0:13:53 > 0:13:55they're not using their food waste, they really don't care.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57So, let's look at the facts.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Clear evidence of overflowing split bins.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02No sign of recycling.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05Everything chucked in the general waste bin.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09Food waste bins unloved, unused and empty.
0:14:10 > 0:14:13Oh, and let's not forget the attitude.
0:14:15 > 0:14:21So, to fine or not to fine? That is the question.
0:14:21 > 0:14:23There it is. The pad.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Is it a £100 fine?
0:14:25 > 0:14:27Or maybe not.
0:14:27 > 0:14:29I'm going to put them on a section 46 notice.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Hopefully this is their last year and they won't be back next year.
0:14:32 > 0:14:36This time, it's a written caution and not a £100 fine.
0:14:36 > 0:14:40Better be on your best behaviour now, lads.
0:14:40 > 0:14:41They'll get away with that mess today
0:14:41 > 0:14:43but if they put waste out incorrectly,
0:14:43 > 0:14:46they'll have a £100 fixed penalty from next week onwards.
0:14:49 > 0:14:53Nothing quite ruins your day like receiving a parking ticket.
0:14:53 > 0:14:57But if, like me, you've been given a ticket you think is unfair,
0:14:57 > 0:14:58you can appeal.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Yeah, really!
0:15:01 > 0:15:04Today, I've come to the Environment And Traffic Adjudicators Tribunal
0:15:04 > 0:15:07in London to meet Ernest.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10He's disputing an £80 parking fine
0:15:10 > 0:15:13which he believes wasn't served correctly.
0:15:13 > 0:15:17But will his fine be upheld by head adjudicator Caroline?
0:15:18 > 0:15:21So, you're not actually disputing the fact you've got the penalty,
0:15:21 > 0:15:23you're just saying you didn't receive the letter giving you
0:15:23 > 0:15:26- a chance to pay the reduced rate? - That's correct.- OK.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29- So, there's £40 riding on it, hopefully.- Yes.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32- OK, good luck. - Thank you.- All right.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36Up to an incredible 50% of the cases that gets heard here are successful
0:15:36 > 0:15:40so the odds are good but will Ernest be one of them?
0:15:40 > 0:15:43The London Borough Of Camden are alleging that,
0:15:43 > 0:15:46on the 21st March of this year,
0:15:46 > 0:15:49you parked and they say without a payment of a parking charge.
0:15:49 > 0:15:52- Do you accept that that's what happened?- No.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55- Right. So you never knew anything about it.- No.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58- You got what's called a Notice To Owner through the post.- Yes.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01- And are you saying you paid the penalty at that point?- Well, no.
0:16:01 > 0:16:04I believed, because I've had several tickets,
0:16:04 > 0:16:06this is not the first time this has happened to me.
0:16:06 > 0:16:11- What is it you believed? - That I paid on that time.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13- That you'd paid to park? - Yes. Yeah.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15Listen to my question before answering.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19'I don't know about you but I'm scared.'
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Are you saying you paid to park
0:16:22 > 0:16:24or that you paid for the penalty charge?
0:16:24 > 0:16:26I paid the penalty-charge notice.
0:16:26 > 0:16:29But you're also saying that you never got it on your car.
0:16:29 > 0:16:31Well, this I haven't got.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35But if you didn't get it on your car, how can you have paid it?
0:16:35 > 0:16:38No. I've always had tickets on my car.
0:16:38 > 0:16:39I didn't know anything about it.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42This one I believed was one I'd received prior to this.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45Ernest is pretty adamant he's in the right, but is he?
0:16:45 > 0:16:49Is he going to escape his on-the-spot fine?
0:16:49 > 0:16:53Right, listen to what...
0:16:53 > 0:16:55Let's just try and follow this slowly.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58You've said that you never got a notice,
0:16:58 > 0:17:02"I never received a notice except this one and I have paid."
0:17:02 > 0:17:07"Or I do receive, I have paid by the internet, so sort it out."
0:17:07 > 0:17:11So, you're saying I have only had one ticket and I paid it.
0:17:11 > 0:17:12I've had two tickets there.
0:17:12 > 0:17:16'Two tickets? I'm completely lost now.'
0:17:16 > 0:17:17Right.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- I've tickets there. - You said, "I've never received
0:17:20 > 0:17:22"a notice except this one."
0:17:22 > 0:17:24- Hey?- That's your writing.
0:17:24 > 0:17:28Yes, I had a notice telling me that I never paid.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31I know in your mind you think you didn't receive anything
0:17:31 > 0:17:34but I'm saying to you that you must have because here it is.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36This is something that you received.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39I didn't receive any note telling me to pay.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42- Right.- That's why... - DOM MOUTHS
0:17:42 > 0:17:46- When you received this...- When I received it, I immediately wrote.
0:17:46 > 0:17:49'Come on, Ernest, that document has got your signature on it.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52'You can't get much better evidence than that.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54'Ah. Hold on a minute.'
0:17:54 > 0:17:55- Is that your car? - Yes.
0:17:55 > 0:17:58We can see there that that's a ticket. All right.
0:17:58 > 0:18:01So I think that I can safely make a finding
0:18:01 > 0:18:04- that the ticket was served to your vehicle.- That is not disputed.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08I never, I came out, I didn't see a parking ticket on the car.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11- The only time I got this letter... - I'm trying to explain to you, sir,
0:18:11 > 0:18:12the problem you've got is,
0:18:12 > 0:18:15by not receiving the parking ticket on the car,
0:18:15 > 0:18:18you were unable to take advantage of the 14-day discount period.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20- That is correct.- Right, so,
0:18:20 > 0:18:24what happened was, the council extended the offer to you
0:18:24 > 0:18:26to put you back in that position.
0:18:26 > 0:18:29Again, you didn't take advantage of that offer
0:18:29 > 0:18:31- because you never read the letter. Yes?- That's correct.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33We're at that point.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35Now you're here, I haven't got that power.
0:18:35 > 0:18:40£80 for something which I didn't even know nothing about?
0:18:40 > 0:18:43Right. We've looked at the evidence, the ticket was on the car.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Of course the ticket's on the car
0:18:45 > 0:18:47but I never received the letter telling me.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- I didn't know about the ticket. - I understand that.
0:18:50 > 0:18:54Right, I think I've got a handle on the evidence.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57But, in case you haven't, Ernest claims he didn't receive
0:18:57 > 0:19:00the first ticket, and then didn't read the second ticket
0:19:00 > 0:19:05which means he wasn't able to make use of the 14-day discount.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08'So, is Ernest going to get away with it?
0:19:08 > 0:19:10'Or has he got to pay that full £80 fine?'
0:19:10 > 0:19:14To cut a long story short, sir, your penalty amount is £80
0:19:14 > 0:19:17and I'm not going to be able to allow your appeal.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19You haven't got a ground of appeal. I'll put it in writing for you
0:19:19 > 0:19:25and you have a further 28 days to pay the penalty at the rate of £80.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28So, that's the £80 fine upheld.
0:19:29 > 0:19:31The law's not on your side, essentially.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33No, it isn't, is it?
0:19:33 > 0:19:35- If you want to wait for your decision letter.- No, it isn't.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38Don't I know it. Don't I know!
0:19:38 > 0:19:41'I do feel a bit sorry for Ernest.
0:19:41 > 0:19:44'One small mistake and he's got to cough up £80.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47'If only he'd responded to that first offer.'
0:19:47 > 0:19:50Now, Ernest, I've got to be honest, when you left the court room there,
0:19:50 > 0:19:53I heard you swear a couple of times. You weren't very happy, were you?
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- Absolutely not.- Why not?
0:19:56 > 0:19:57She never went in my favour at all.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01Now, £80 is a lot of money for anybody.
0:20:01 > 0:20:04- Obviously, it's going to hurt you a little bit, is it?- Yes, yes.
0:20:04 > 0:20:09Can I ask you a question and can you be totally truthful with me, right?
0:20:09 > 0:20:11The adjudication's all finished now,
0:20:11 > 0:20:14- it makes no difference your answer at all.- Yes.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16We all saw that photo with the ticket on your windscreen.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19Be honest, were you just trying your luck to get it down to 40 quid?
0:20:19 > 0:20:22To be honest, Dom, if I didn't read the letter which they sent me
0:20:22 > 0:20:25thoroughly, I would have realised that they still gave me...
0:20:25 > 0:20:27- Another 14 days.- But I did not.
0:20:27 > 0:20:30When I saw the letter, I read the first section
0:20:30 > 0:20:33- and just put it on the side. - OK.- I just put it on the side.
0:20:33 > 0:20:36That's half the problem, though.
0:20:36 > 0:20:39- You got a second chance to pay the 40 quid.- Yes.
0:20:39 > 0:20:40Right, Ernest.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42- You didn't read the second letter? - No, I didn't.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45Because if I did, I would've immediately paid it
0:20:45 > 0:20:48rather than me having to go through this pain.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50If you get another one of these in future,
0:20:50 > 0:20:52what are you going to do different?
0:20:52 > 0:20:55- You're going to pay it earlier? - As early as possible!
0:20:55 > 0:20:58All right, good on you, Ernest. Lovely chatting to you.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00I've seen you before somewhere else along the line.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03Yeah. Probably Crimewatch, was it? ERNEST LAUGHS
0:21:03 > 0:21:04Or was it Baywatch!
0:21:10 > 0:21:13'Next, I'm back in Wiltshire on a ten-hour shift
0:21:13 > 0:21:15'with traffic cop Jay Clifton.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19'He's already handed out a £100 on-the-spot fine
0:21:19 > 0:21:21'to a speeding driver.'
0:21:21 > 0:21:23I have to point out it is an offence to drive at excess speed.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25In relation to that, you don't have to say anything
0:21:25 > 0:21:28but it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned
0:21:28 > 0:21:31something which you later rely on in court.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33'I'm starting to realise that, when you're out on patrol,
0:21:33 > 0:21:36'you never know where the next fine is coming from.'
0:21:36 > 0:21:38Just had a report of a possible collision
0:21:38 > 0:21:41- that's come in further ahead of us. - INDISTINCT RADIO INSTRUCTIONS
0:21:41 > 0:21:45Just going over that way. There's five vehicles colliding.
0:21:46 > 0:21:47A collision?
0:21:47 > 0:21:50Sounds like someone could be on the end of a ticket here.
0:21:50 > 0:21:53Perhaps dangerous driving? I just hope no-one's hurt.
0:21:55 > 0:21:59Could just be rear-end shunt but you always think the worst.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02- Is this traffic here as a result of that accident?- Yeah.
0:22:02 > 0:22:05'A fine for dangerous driving could be anything up to £5,000.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09- Give me two seconds.- OK.
0:22:09 > 0:22:11I'll see what we've got.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17At the moment, these five-car shunts are actually bigger than cars.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20You've got a van that's gone into the back of a motorhome
0:22:20 > 0:22:22that's gone into the back of an estate car
0:22:22 > 0:22:24that's gone into the back of an MPV.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27The only good thing I can say is, everybody's out of the vehicles.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29There doesn't seem to be any blood or guts which I'm pleased about.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32I haven't got a strong stomach for that.
0:22:34 > 0:22:37OK. We are not needed.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40'The emergency services have got it under control
0:22:40 > 0:22:42'which is a relief for me.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46'So, there's no fine here, not for Jay to issue, anyway.
0:22:46 > 0:22:48'But, hold on a moment.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51'As we're leaving the scene, Jay spots an illegal manoeuvre
0:22:51 > 0:22:53'and, I'm no traffic cop....'
0:22:53 > 0:22:56Not exactly a very sensible way to do it, is it?
0:22:56 > 0:22:58It's not and I'm waiting to see what he's going to do.
0:22:58 > 0:23:02'And I'm wondering if this could be another on-the-spot fine.'
0:23:04 > 0:23:05What is he doing?
0:23:05 > 0:23:07CAR HORN TOOTS
0:23:07 > 0:23:08SIREN WAILS
0:23:08 > 0:23:11CAR HORN TOOTS
0:23:12 > 0:23:14'By the look on Jay's face,
0:23:14 > 0:23:17'that lorry driver is going to need a pretty good excuse for that move.'
0:23:20 > 0:23:21That's just plain stupid, isn't it?
0:23:21 > 0:23:23That is absolutely ridiculous
0:23:23 > 0:23:26because he's just effectively done a U-turn
0:23:26 > 0:23:29in the middle of a crossroads which is synonymous with collisions there
0:23:29 > 0:23:33whilst all the traffic lights are changing from red to green.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35It was worse than a U-turn, it was 270 degrees.
0:23:35 > 0:23:38He went round three-quarters, in an articulated lorry on a junction.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41All it takes is for another car to come the other way,
0:23:41 > 0:23:45see a green light and he's in the middle of the road. Not acceptable.
0:23:45 > 0:23:46Was a bit of a doughnut.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53'The driver has performed a dangerous and illegal manoeuvre
0:23:53 > 0:23:56'but he's done it right in front of a traffic officer.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59'Will Jay be getting his notebook out?'
0:23:59 > 0:24:02Is this a possible fineable offence?
0:24:02 > 0:24:03Yep.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06Careless driving is something we can deal with
0:24:06 > 0:24:08by way of a fixed-penalty notice now
0:24:08 > 0:24:10which is a £100 fine and three points on the licence.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15So, a lot of what happens now will depend on his attitude?
0:24:15 > 0:24:17If he can give me a reasonable reason
0:24:17 > 0:24:21as to why he's made that manoeuvre, then we can discuss it.
0:24:21 > 0:24:26But, at the moment, I am considering giving him a fixed-penalty notice.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29'A fixed penalty in this case would be £100,
0:24:29 > 0:24:31'so let's see how this goes.'
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Thank you.
0:24:37 > 0:24:39'I don't know about you but I've got a feeling this driver
0:24:39 > 0:24:42'could be on the receiving end of an on-the-spot fine.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46'But first, Jay must assess the situation.'
0:24:46 > 0:24:48Do you feel it was safe for you to do a big turn
0:24:48 > 0:24:51whilst all those cars are moving in middle of the traffic lights?
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Yeah, it was the other lorry behind me
0:24:53 > 0:24:56and driver shout at me, "Go, go, go," or "Start".
0:24:57 > 0:25:01So I decided to turn around to go this way.
0:25:01 > 0:25:04- Do you feel that was safe to do so with all those cars?- Yeah.
0:25:04 > 0:25:07- You honestly think that was safe? - I think yes.
0:25:07 > 0:25:10'Now I've not been in a car with Jay long, but I'm pretty sure
0:25:10 > 0:25:12'that might have been the wrong answer to avoid a fine.'
0:25:12 > 0:25:14In my opinion, I don't.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16'Yep, thought so.'
0:25:16 > 0:25:18In the middle of those traffic lights,
0:25:18 > 0:25:20you've gone all the way round and back down again.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23You could have pulled forward to wait to see what was happening
0:25:23 > 0:25:25because you didn't know there was a collision there.
0:25:25 > 0:25:29Other car driver shout at me, "Stop, don't go there."
0:25:29 > 0:25:30It's a tough job making decisions.
0:25:30 > 0:25:34I was watching that and I was thinking, what would I do?
0:25:34 > 0:25:38And, the right side of me, if I was upholding the law would say,
0:25:38 > 0:25:40"Yes, it was stupid."
0:25:40 > 0:25:42"He shouldn't be doing it, especially in that vehicle.
0:25:42 > 0:25:43"He deserves the points."
0:25:43 > 0:25:45There was an element of me going, "You know what?
0:25:45 > 0:25:49"Give the guy a break. Let him off. He's learned his lesson."
0:25:49 > 0:25:52But would the roads be any safer if that happens?
0:25:52 > 0:25:54Probably not. I don't know.
0:25:54 > 0:25:57'I'm still not sure whether this guy is going to get a fine.
0:25:57 > 0:25:59'He's pretty sure he's in the clear.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03'So, how about we take a look at his little spin one more time?'
0:26:04 > 0:26:07There he goes. 90 degrees across the traffic.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12180 degrees.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17..then back across the lane he started in.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24So has the driver done enough to persuade Jay to just give him
0:26:24 > 0:26:27a telling off or is it going to be an on-the-spot fine?
0:26:27 > 0:26:29Over to you, Jay.
0:26:29 > 0:26:33The way we deal with these things in careless driving is a £100 fine
0:26:33 > 0:26:35and three points on your licence.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37And it's a fine.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40Jay was never going to let that one go, was he?
0:26:40 > 0:26:44- Is this the first time you've had points on your licence?- Yeah,
0:26:44 > 0:26:46first ticket and first point.
0:26:46 > 0:26:47Will that affect your job
0:26:47 > 0:26:50or are you allowed to get away with a couple of points?
0:26:50 > 0:26:54Erm, if I have three or six points,
0:26:54 > 0:26:58I don't know how they may look at it
0:26:58 > 0:27:02but if I exceed three or six points, I can't work more.
0:27:02 > 0:27:06What's your opinion of the police officer
0:27:06 > 0:27:10who's now decided to give you some points there?
0:27:10 > 0:27:12I think he's right. It's his job.
0:27:12 > 0:27:18- Yeah.- Er, driving is my job and sometimes, er...
0:27:18 > 0:27:20we do something wrong
0:27:20 > 0:27:24and I think next time, I will be more careful.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30A person who's in charge of a very large and very heavy vehicle
0:27:30 > 0:27:34who should be considered a professional driver himself,
0:27:34 > 0:27:38he's taken extra driving lessons to be able to drive a vehicle
0:27:38 > 0:27:41of that size and therefore has a massive responsibility.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45By the manoeuvre he's made, he's put a lot of people at risk.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48Not just members of the public but emergency service personnel
0:27:48 > 0:27:52- attending a collision, wasn't good.- Yeah.
0:27:53 > 0:27:58So, his 270-degree spin in an articulated lorry has cost him
0:27:58 > 0:28:01a £100 fine and three points on his licence.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07If there's one thing I've learned today
0:28:07 > 0:28:10working with the civil enforcement officers, it's that they have
0:28:10 > 0:28:14a very, very tough job and as they say, "Someone's got to do it."
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