CNN Central News & Network-ITDC India Epress/ITDC News Bhopal: London. In Britain, a man angered by a parking notice issued for leaving his vehicle in the wrong place found his action costly. A court has ordered 58-year-old Stephen Lang, from Cornwall, to pay a total of £2,270.90, around ₹2.87 lakh in Indian currency. The matter escalated after Lang removed a notice issued by a parking enforcement officer from his vehicle and threw it on the ground. After it was picked up and placed back, he crumpled it and threw it in the officer’s direction.
The dispute began with incorrect parking. The incident took place on November 20, 2025, at the Exchequer Quay car park in Penryn, Cornwall, England. A female enforcement officer from Cornwall Council issued the notice after finding Lang’s vehicle parked outside the designated parking space. Lang objected to the notice and removed it from the vehicle, throwing it on the ground. The officer picked it up and placed it back under the vehicle’s windscreen wiper. Lang then removed the notice again, crumpled it and threw it towards the officer. The entire incident was recorded on the officer’s body camera and CCTV installed at the parking site.
The case reached court after the penalty was not paid. Cornwall Council had issued Lang a £250 fixed penalty notice in a littering case. After he did not pay the fine within the stipulated period and failed to make payment despite a warning, the matter went to court. A hearing was held at Truro Magistrates Court on October 14, 2026. Lang did not appear in court, after which he was found guilty in his absence.
Legal costs increased the total amount. The court imposed a £250 fine on Lang. In addition, he was ordered to pay £1,920.90 in legal costs and a £100 victim surcharge. The total amount therefore came to £2,270.90, equivalent to about ₹2.87 lakh. It is important to clarify that this amount was not the fine for the original parking notice, but the court-imposed fine, legal costs and additional charge in a separate littering case linked to throwing the notice.
Cornwall Council also warned against misconduct with officials. Thalia Marrington, Cornwall Council’s cabinet member for community safety and public health, said aggressive behaviour towards officers on duty and littering in a public place are not acceptable. The council made clear that cases of abuse towards officers would be taken seriously. The case shows that if someone disagrees with a notice, it is more appropriate to challenge it through the prescribed legal process rather than throwing it away or escalating the dispute. In Britain, action separate from the original parking violation followed this incident, leading the driver to pay a much larger amount.
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