Cornwall driver fined $3,000 for throwing parking ticket at officer

Stephen Lang, 58, has been ordered to pay approximately $3,000 following a confrontation with a parking enforcement officer in Penryn, Cornwall. The incident occurred at the Exchequer Quay car park when Lang was issued a ticket for parking outside a marked bay.

According to reports, Lang removed the ticket from his windshield and threw it toward a female officer. After the officer retrieved the ticket and attempted to replace it, Lang removed it again, crumpled it, and hurled it in her direction. The encounter was captured by both CCTV and the officer’s body-worn camera.

While the original parking violation was separate, Lang was prosecuted for littering after failing to pay an initial £250 fine. During a hearing at Truro Magistrates’ Court, Lang was found guilty in his absence. The total cost imposed includes a £250 fine, a £100 victim surcharge, and £1,920.90 in legal costs, totaling £2,270.90.