“I’d rather go to prison than give them £100,” says pensioner fined for cycling in town centre The 82-year-old told a council officer to “stick it up your a**e” after he was fined for breaching a Public Space Protection Order in Grimsby cycling
An 82-year-old cyclist has said that he would rather go to jail than pay a fine he received for breaching a Public Space Protection Order banning cycling in Grimsby town centre.
Dollimore’s view was echoed this weekend by pensioner Barrie Enderby, who told GrimsbyLive that he has so far refused to pay the fine issued to him for cycling on Victoria Street South, which he argues only serves to discourage people from riding their bikes into town. Enderby continued: “When he told me it would be £100 I was quite frustrated, I’ve never had a problem when out on my bike before. I’ve seen all sorts going on around town in the past and they chose to give me a ticket.
“I won’t be paying it, I’d rather go to prison than give them £100. I’ve not got £100 spare to give them, that’s for sure. “I’ll still go out on my bike, but nowhere near town now. However, this has left me wondering whether it’s safe to go out on my bike at all.”Ron Shepherd, North East Lincolnshire Council’s portfolio holder for safer and stronger communities, defended the decision to issue Mr Enderby with a fine and told GrimsbyLive that “if someone feels they have been wrongly given a fixed penalty notice they can challenge it, the details are on the ticket”.
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