People have taken to social media to express their support for an elderly driver who was fined £100 for allowing an ambulance to pass on the A52. Retired Frank Wallington, 76, of Walsall, was driving home in March 2022 after attending his cousin's funeral in Long Bennington when he saw an ambulance with flashing blue lights approaching.
Not wanting to get in the ambulance's way, Frank pulled over to allow the vehicle to pass on the A52 Grantham Road approaching the traffic light junction at Cropwell Road in Radcliffe on Trent, before the two lanes merge. Frank feared he would have been stuck in front of it on single lane ahead and cause it to be delayed if he had not done so.
However, the 76 year old was not aware a white car was driving closely behind the ambulance, and due to having to let the white car ahead as well, Frank passed through the traffic lights at the junction 1.2 seconds after the light turned red. He was contacted a month later by Nottinghamshire Police who informed him of his traffic offence and punishment of £100 and given three points, but Frank deemed the punishment as unfair and so have many social media users.
