>Christopher Barker, 45, from Brompton-by-Sawdon, was seen driving his high-powered speedboat numerous times around a pod of bottlenose dolphins, close to the shore off Scarborough’s South Bay, on July 9, 2021.
>He was fined £200 after pleading guilty at York Magistrates Court on June 9, 2022, and ordered to pay a victim surcharge and prosecution costs, totalling £334
Won’t be able to afford petrol for the day for his next speedboat outing. That’ll show him.
I’m told he did it on porpoise
What a measly fine. If he can afford a speedboat he probably doesn’t care
Should have at least been given community service as well, that small fine won’t be much of a deterrence
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>Christopher Barker, 45, from Brompton-by-Sawdon, was seen driving his high-powered speedboat numerous times around a pod of bottlenose dolphins, close to the shore off Scarborough’s South Bay, on July 9, 2021.
>He was fined £200 after pleading guilty at York Magistrates Court on June 9, 2022, and ordered to pay a victim surcharge and prosecution costs, totalling £334
Won’t be able to afford petrol for the day for his next speedboat outing. That’ll show him.
I’m told he did it on porpoise
What a measly fine. If he can afford a speedboat he probably doesn’t care
Should have at least been given community service as well, that small fine won’t be much of a deterrence