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Originally Posted by HarryT
Unfortunately, as I say, I'm not able to find an account of the court case. Perhaps she just paid the fine in the end. But this makes the point that even when your vehicle is stationary, you're required to be in full control of it, not drinking water, fiddling with the radio, etc.
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She had her day in court, was found guilty and it cost her a total of £90. As expected, she wasn't ticketed for drinking while stationary at a red traffic light.
telegraph newspaper report.
The presiding magistrate said:
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The reason we have come to this decision is you started drinking while stationary and drove off with the bottle still in your hand. This proves you would not have been able to control your vehicle adequately.
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