Overview
- Roy Marsh, 86, was issued a £250 fixed-penalty in February after spitting out a leaf blown into his mouth in the South Parade car park in Skegness.
- The penalty was reduced on appeal to £150, which he paid, and he says the encounter left him anxious about going out.
- His daughter's Facebook post this week prompted numerous similar accounts from residents who allege heavy-handed treatment of older people.
- County councillor Adrian (Ady) Findley says he has received many complaints and is urging officers to use discretion in apparent accidents.
- East Lindsey District Council says patrols are not discriminatory, spitting is treated as littering, and teams only approach people seen committing environmental offences.