Van driver prosecuted for tooting horn at friend
A van driver has been prosecuted for using his horn to get the attention of a friend. Jamie Spence, 52, was fined £266 after a police officer reported him for sounding an unauthorized horn outside Braintree station. The case was resolved through the Single Justice Procedure, highlighting the legal restrictions on horn usage in vehicles.
- ▪Jamie Spence was fined £146 and ordered to pay £120 in costs for tooting his horn.
- ▪The incident occurred outside Braintree station on December 4 of the previous year.
- ▪Spence admitted to the offense after failing to respond to an out-of-court settlement offer.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 4 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Essex white van driver gets criminal conviction for tooting horn at friend — The Independent
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Van driver prosecuted for tooting horn at friend36 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleGetty ImagesAccording to a police officer, the van driver was "sounding an unauthorised audible warning instrument"A van driver has been given a criminal conviction and told to pay £266 for tooting his horn to attract the attention of a friend.Jamie Spence, 52, from Writtle, near Chelmsford, was spotted by a police officer while sounding his horn outside Braintree station on 4 December last year.The officer then reported Spence for "sounding an unauthorised audible warning instrument on a vehicle", which led to the criminal prosecution."When outside the station, [the] subject vehicle hooted [its] horn a number of times to try and get the attention of a friend, not for the purpose of warning…
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