England: Man Fined Rs 34,000 For Setting Up Fake Green Traffic Light To Stop Cars From Damaging His House
The man had become fed up at the porch of his house in Wiltshire, England, being damaged by passing cars, demolished by a lorry and feared his home could even be destroyed.
A man who set up a fake green traffic light outside his home has been slapped with a ?332 (Rs 34,000) fine for causing public nuisance.
Wayne Earl, 62, had become fed up at the porch of his house in Wiltshire, England, being damaged by passing cars, demolished by a lorry and feared his home could even be destroyed.
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So he came up with the idea of setting up a bright green light on his porch, but the addition of the light caused considerable danger and left locals really frustrated, the court was told.
Police said the bright green light he placed in his porch sat in line with traffic lights and looked as if it had been set up to deliberately confuse motorists about the sequence of red, amber and green, Mirror reported.
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Sergeant Kevin Harmsworth, of Wiltshire Police, told the court: "The installation of these green lights, directly in line with a traffic light junction, caused a huge amount of frustration and concern amongst the local community and the local policing team, due to the potential danger they posed."
"We made repeated attempts to liaise with Mr Earl, including serving both a Community Protection Warning and a Community Protection Notice, ordering him to either turn off or take down the green lights," he told the court.
"Unfortunately, he failed to adhere to these orders and we had no choice but to pursue prosecution," he added.
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Earl was hauled in front of Salisbury magistrates courts where he admitted a charge of causing a public nuisance and was fined ?150 (Rs 15,000).
He was also ordered to pay ?150 (Rs 15,000) in costs and a ?32 (3,200) surcharge for a total of ?332.
Speaking after the court case, Earl - who fitted the light in 2015 - said: "One lorry was turning up the lane opposite and could not make the turn so reversed and demolished the wall and the porch."
"The damage cost me thousands to repair. It was after that I decided to put the light up so the porch could be seen by people driving past," he added.
He also claimed to have originally put up a white light but changed it to green after he was told white light was bad for the local bats.
