British PM Rishi Sunak fined for not wearing seatbelt in moving car<\/p>\n
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was fined by local police for not wearing a seatbelt while filming a social media video in a moving car.
\nSunak filmed the video while seated in the back seat of a moving car.<\/p>\n
Lancashire Police, which had been \u201clooking into\u201d the matter, confirmed it had issued a fixed penalty notice to Sunak, which involves a 100 pounds fine for not wearing a seatbelt in a moving car.
\n\u201cFollowing the circulation of a video on social media showing an individual failing to wear a seat belt while a passenger in a moving car in Lancashire we have today (Friday, January 20) issued a 42-year-old man from London with a conditional offer of fixed penalty,\u201d Lancashire Police said in a statement.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, Sunak apologised for a \u201cbrief error of judgment\u201d in removing his seatbelt to film a video while driving in north-west England.<\/p>\n
“That was a brief error of judgement. The PM removed his seatbelt to film a small clip. He fully accepts this was a mistake and apologises about it,” Sunak’s spokesperson said.<\/p>\n
“The Prime Minister believes everyone should wear a seatbelt,” the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n
In the UK, if a passenger is caught failing to wear a seatbelt while in a car, unless covered by a valid medical exemption, can be given an on-the-spot fine of 100 pounds, increasing to 500 pounds if the case goes to court.<\/p>\n
In England, passengers aged 14 and over are responsible for ensuring they wear a seat belt in cars, vans and other goods vehicles if one is fitted and drivers are responsible for passengers under 14. Exemptions include having a doctor’s certificate for a medical reason or being in a vehicle used for police, fire or other rescue services.<\/p>\n
Sunak filmed the video while sitting in the back seat of a moving car to promote his government’s new Levelling Up Fund announcements to fund over 100 projects around the country. Police motorbikes could be seen escorting his car as he addressed the camera.<\/p>\n
The government recently also considered toughening seatbelt rules to ensure drivers not wearing them could also receive penalty points on their licence.<\/p>\n
Latest Department for Transport figures suggest around 30 per cent of people killed in cars on the roads in the UK in 2021 were not in a seatbelt.<\/p>\n
– India Today
\n(With inputs from PTI)
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