Police at Dover Docks 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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