Gold-plated bust
So how, exactly, do you get a ticket from the fuzz when you’re parked by the side of a road with no speed limit? The Manx police had complaints about high speeds and marginal overtaking from Mono drivers. Not guilty: I’d been driving at pedestrian speeds for the photography on these pages. This made me easy to catch. An officer had been dispatched to find someone in a Mono to give a ticket to, and I was a sitting duck. My car had no front number plate, but at just £60 and without penalty points, I cheerfully accepted his ticket for it. He asked if he could snap the car for the force’s social media feeds; I agreed, if we could photograph him for the story. A cautionary post appeared soon after on the Old Bill’s Facebook page. The force’s profile picture – its liveried Mustang. With no front number plate. Do I get a refund?