Dover port police nab driver who replaced suspension with tennis balls
by Graham Tutthill
A driver who decided to save money by replacing his
suspension springs with tennis balls has been fined.
The Opel Vectra was stopped at Dover’s Eastern Docks and
inspection by Port of Dover police officers revealed the stack
of balls where the springs should have been.
On September 4, the case was heard at Folkestone Magistrates
Court and Rumen Petrov, 34, from London, was convicted in his
absence for using a vehicle with equipment likely to cause danger
or injury.
He was fined £350, ordered to pay £50 costs and a £15 victims
surcharge. His licence was endorsed with three penalty points, and
he was fined £175 for a lighting offence.
“Clearly the effectiveness of the vehicles suspension system had
been significantly compromised and posed a very real risk to the
driver, and other motorists,” said Inspector Neil Care.
“Petrov intended to drive to London and taking his vehicle off
the road has no doubt contributed to road safety, not just within
the port but throughout the south-east.”
Thursday, September 17 2009
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