COMPLETE ****WIT please log in to view this image Paul Hutton, 40, was pulled over by police as he drove an electric Barbie car, which moves slower than a mobility scooter, near his home in Essex. Mr Hutton, who has four children Simon, 17, Calum, 14, Laina, 12, and John, 11, admitted being a 'complete twit'. Speaking after the hearing at Colchester magistrates court, he said: "You have to be a contortionist to get in, and then you can't get out. "I was very surprised to get done for drink-driving but I was a twit to say the least. "It is designed for three-to-five-year-olds. "Originally it was a pink Barbie car but I put bigger wheels on it but it's not fast. "I'm not unhappy with my punishment, just a little bit surprised." Mr Hutton, who is divorced, is a former RAF aeronautical engineer who now studies electrical engineering at Colchester Institute. He explained: "I'm in the third year of my electrical engineering course and it was a little project I was doing with my son who is doing a car mechanics course. "When it was done I couldn't resist the temptation to take it out." Mr Hutton, was found to be twice the drink-drive limit, he said. Appearing before magistrates last week, he admitted driving the toy car while drunk. He was given a mandatory three-year ban because he had received another drink-drive ban within the past ten years. Magistrates also gave him a 12-month conditional discharge and ordered him to pay ÃÆÃâÃâ ââ¬â¢ÃÆââ¬Â âââ‰â¢ÃÆÃâÃââÃÆââââ¬à ¡ÃâìÃÆââ¬Â¦ÃâáÃÆÃâÃâ ââ¬â¢ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦Ã¡ÃÆÃââââ¬à ¡ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã85 court costs. Chairman of the bench Neil Munson said: "This is most unusual. "I have never seen the like of it in 15 years on the bench. "The vehicle is not even capable of doing the speed of a mobility scooter and could be outrun by a pedestrian. "Taking this into account, we feel we can impose a sentence of a conditional discharge for a period of 12 months." The car was confiscated by police until the hearing but Mr Hutton now hopes to get it back.
I've drove around a main road in Belfast on a 50cc scooter which only had one tyre (and a wheel without a tyre) at 5am in the morning while off my head on Es. I think he's been treated very harshly.
I'd have loved to have seen that. My mate who runs the escort agency is a massive fat guy and he got an ASBO off Grampian Police for riding a mini moto on the roads. One of the funniest sights I've ever had the pleasure of seeing. Getting the blues and twos getting pulled over looking like a circus act!
i got stopped by the cops at 5:30 on sat and asked if i was a stalker or something, i was in the army accomodation bit in inverness and couldnt find my way out of the estate think it was the banging on doors asking for directions that did it.
Imagine phoning that one in: "I've had an accident in a car that isn't registered in my name" ..... "Ok, sir, who does the car belong to?"..... "My 12 year old daughter" .... "Alright then sir, can you describe the make and model for me please?"...... "Eh, well...it's a Mattel Barbie, Sunset Beach Cruising Jeep in Baby Pink..." .... "And the Engine size sir?" ..... "12 Volts"
I wonder if Shaun Maloney gets sniggered at having to phone Go Compare every year to insure his Cosy Coupee.
