Woman's fury over 'extortionate' £150 fine for throwing sandwich crust to pigeons in Piccadilly Gardens
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukA woman has told of her fury after being fined £150 for throwing two small crusts from a sandwich to pigeons in Piccadilly Gardens.
Hazel Kirby said her punishment was triple the fine paid by Prime Minister Boris Johnson for breaching coronavirus restrictions at a Downing Street party during the pandemic.
Retired Hazel, 61, said she wanted to speak out to 'air' the issue in public - and she called the fine 'disproportionate' to the current minimum penalty of £100 for a speeding offence in a vehicle in the UK.
Hazel, from Harwood, Bolton, was told she was issued with a fixed penalty notice for a 'littering offence' under Section 87 of the Environmental Act 1990.
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