It’s no excuse

I refer to the item Magistrate Acquits Driver Who Police Claim Called Them Crooks (November 15). It makes some interesting reading in that it goes to show, if proof were needed, that quite a number of police officers are not well versed in the law they...

I refer to the item Magistrate Acquits Driver Who Police Claim Called Them Crooks (November 15). It makes some interesting reading in that it goes to show, if proof were needed, that quite a number of police officers are not well versed in the law they should be promoting.

As far as I know tickets cannot be issued for parking in tow zones. The signs clearly state that the vehicle can be towed – if parked in the designated area. So these police officers were duty-bound to call the towing company to remove the vehicle and nothing else.

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