A 68-year-old man was fined £150 for feeding ducks when an enforcement officer handed him a fixed penalty notice for “throwing bird food on the ground and walking away”. The ticket from agency Kingdom claims James Watson was throwing food onto the ground, but he says he was throwing it into the water where the ducks were eating it.
James was stopped on a tow path next to the Grand Union Canal in Hayes, London - while the ticket claims he was three roads away fro the water at the time of the incident. James’ son, Dave Watson, told MyLondon: “I am actually a volunteer for litter picking groups in Ealing so when my dad was accused of littering I was shocked. I had brought him the specialised feed to make sure he was helping the birds and environment.
“We tried to appeal the ticket but there isn’t actually a formal appeal process for a fixed penalty notice. Even though the ticket had the wrong details on, wrong accusations and wrong road, he was still expected to pay it.
