Man fined £2,270 after throwing parking ticket at warden

Summarised from Manchester Evening News's report · Updated 21 Oct, 13:28 · Archive

A 58-year-old was ordered to pay £2,270 after throwing a parking ticket at a traffic warden.

Stephen Lang, 58, was ordered to pay £2,270 by Truro Magistrates' Court after throwing a parking ticket at a traffic warden. The incident occurred at Exchequer Quay car park in Penryn, Cornwall, when the officer issued him a fine for parking outside a marked bay. Lang removed the ticket from his windscreen and threw it towards the female civil enforcement officer's face before walking away. When she retrieved it and attempted to reattach it to the vehicle, he removed it again, screwed it up and threw it in her direction.

The incident was recorded by the officer's body-worn camera and CCTV footage from the car park. Lang was initially found guilty of littering on 20 November 2025 and issued a £250 Fixed Penalty Notice, which he failed to pay. The matter was referred for prosecution and heard at Truro Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, 14 October 2026. Lang did not attend the hearing and was found guilty in his absence. The court ordered him to pay £250 in fines, £1,920.90 in costs and a £100 victim surcharge.

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• Man, 58, slapped with £2k fine after ripping parking ticket off windscreen and throwing it at traffic wardenStephen Lang was ordered to pay £2,270 after removing his parking ticket and chucking it at a wardenManchester Evening News · 21 Oct, 11:31

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