Driver faces court for blowing nose

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A man who blew his nose while in the driving seat of his car has been taken to court for not being in control of his vehicle, it has emerged.

Furniture restorer Michael Mancini refused to pay a £60 fixed penalty notice issued after a policeman saw him clearing his nasal passages while at the wheel.

He said the car was waiting in unmoving traffic and he put the handbrake on before committing the alleged offence last October.

The 39-year-old from Ayr, south west Scotland, told the Daily Record newspaper: "I needed to blow my nose so I put my handbrake on and took the car out of gear.

"I noticed four police officers, but I didn't think anything of it. Then one of them waved me over.

"I was stunned when he said I was getting a fixed penalty notice for not being in control of my car. I'm really angry. I made sure it was safe to blow my nose."

A Strathclyde Police spokesman said: "A 39-year-old man is the subject of a report to the procurator fiscal in connection with an alleged traffic offence on October 26."

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