Footage showed the man waiting as a female officer appeared to write him up for an alleged offence.
He was spotted being spoken to by an officer(Image: TikTok)
The bizarre moment when a man dressed as the Grinch was “given a ticket” in Edinburgh city centre was caught on video. Footage showed the man waiting as a female officer appeared to write him up for an alleged offence.
In the video – which was shared on TikTok – the man dressed in a Santa suit with green Grinch legs can be seen standing next to a tricked-out bumper car, complete with Christmas lights and tinsel. The caption reads: “Only in Scotland! Santa’s getting a ticket.”
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The incident appeared to have taken place on St Andrew’s Square in front of Gordon Ramsay’s Bread Street Kitchen. The vehicle can be seen parked up on a main road.
It remains unclear why the man was being spoke to by officers.
An earlier video captured by a different user on the video sharing platform showed the same man in the bumper car driving on the pavement along Princes Street with another man.
Police Scotland has been asked by Edinburgh Live for comment.