General Chat

Harold, Have to agree with you on that, we pay enough road tax for the roads to be maintained, but no, they would prefer to make bombs. The motorist suffers again. Micheal.

Sorry Guys, I do't mean to do it. I just can't resist the temptation. Lol

Hate to rain on anyone parade but it has always been an offence to splash someone with water if driving thorugh puddles. Splashing in wellies is fine though lol xxhugxx

Sounds like a case of making up the numbers to me.If they really wanted to use that piece of legislation,they,d be busy all day long.Perhaps the driver concerned should send the bill to the Council responsible for maintaining the road surface,i/e no holes no puddles. Hal. :o))>.

Have to raise a hand here, i have been guilty of doing it on purpose once or twice... now i know i can be taken to court i will take more care and check no-one is looking.. (just kidding!) xx

shall refrain from here on in then, love to do it when there are no pedestrians near, its a public service isn't it, clearing the road of puddles. Jess x

Driver fined over puddle splash A motorist was fined £150 and given three penalty points - for driving through a puddle and soaking a workman. Jason Evans, 34, from Yeovil, splashed the man's jeans as he drove through 2ins-deep flood water near Charlton Mackrell in Somerset. A policeman driving behind Mr Evans snapped a photo of the incident before pulling him over. Mr Evans pleaded guilty to driving without due consideration for road users at Yeovil Magistrates' Court. He told The Sun: 'I wanted to apologise, but I did not want to stop the traffic.' In this case he had slowed down and was only doing 15mph... it was unintentional Edmund King, RAC Mr Evans was offered the chance to go on a two-day drivers' course, but declined. He said it was an accident and he had not intentionally splashed the workman. Workers were clearing drainage ditches after the road had partly flooded. A spokeswoman for Avon and Somerset Police said the force was looking into the case, but that the offence was considered serious enough by the court and the Crown Prosecution Service to impose a fine. 'This was clearly an act which was inconsiderate to other road users and if the driver had shown a little more care or a little less speed he would not have found himself in court,' she added. Edmund King, executive director of the RAC Foundation, said: 'I think we've all seen and we all know motorists who do this kind of thing on purpose and I think if someone does do it on purpose they should be prosecuted. 'But in this case he had slowed down and was only doing 15mph. He hadn't realised how deep the puddle was. It was unintentional.'

Useful court time?