Santa was left fuming after a Scrooge visitors warden gave him a ticket for ‘driving his sleigh’ in a pedestrian zone as he handed out Christmas presents.
Mick Worrall, 75, was wearing his traditional purple and white outfit when he parked his three-wheeler bike, which pulls the sleigh, in Worcester metropolis centre.
He was handing out sweets and teddies to youngsters and amassing donations for a youngsters’s charity when he was hit with a hard and fast penalty discover on Saturday, December 10.
The warden issued Mick with a £60 tremendous outdoors town’s Guildhall within the Excessive Avenue.
Mick Worrall, or Santa as some could name him, was livid after a visitors warden issued him with a tremendous whereas he was amassing cash for charity in Worcester metropolis centre
Nonetheless, cheeky Mick, of Worcester, refused to cough up the money and even advised the warden to ‘publish it to the North Pole’.
He mentioned: ‘I’ll go to court docket dressed as Father Christmas if I’ve to. I am not paying a penny in fines after I’m amassing cash for charity.’
Mick, who has six grandchildren and one great-granddaughter, even vowed to return to town centre subsequent week, decided to proceed spreading festive cheer.
He mentioned: ‘I will not let the kids down. I have the benefit of placing smiles on the faces of the kids.
Oh, deer: The 75-year-old’s three-wheeler bike, which pulls the sleigh, in Worcester metropolis centre, was issued with a £60 tremendous for driving in a ‘traffic-free’ zone
I’ve the ultimate sleigh: Mick refused to pay the tremendous and advised the warden to ‘publish it to the North Pole’
‘I am a bit disenchanted – but it surely’s not going to cease me. I have been doing it for years.
‘I refused to take the ticket. I advised the warden ‘ship it to me within the publish to my handle’.
‘He mentioned ‘the place’s that?’ I mentioned ‘the North Pole’.
Mick was issued with the ticket as a result of he was judged to be driving in a ‘traffic-free’ zone.
He mentioned: ‘I used to be not driving the adorned trike across the streets.
Santa added: ‘Possibly the visitors warden was having a nasty day or simply being Scrooge but it surely was petty to say the least’
‘I merely crawled alongside at underneath 2mph to my parking spot earlier than handing out festive presents.
‘I’ve accomplished it yearly and by no means had any issues. Final yr a policeman even posed with me for footage.
‘Possibly the visitors warden was having a nasty day or simply being Scrooge but it surely was petty to say the least.’
His buddy, Stuart Hackett, who was dressed as a Christmas tree added: ‘There’s received to be guidelines – but it surely’s Christmas time.
‘They have to anticipate somebody to come back alongside as Father Christmas to get folks into the festive spirit. I would love them to scrap the ticket.’
His buddy who was dressed as a Christmas tree got here to his defence, arguing that the warden ought to get into the Christmas spirit and scrap the ticket
How rude-olf of you: The brightly-dressed Christmas tree added, ‘There’s received to be guidelines – but it surely’s Christmas time’
The weird scenes had been captured on digicam by schoolboy Jake Fox, 12, from Ombersley, Worcester.
He mentioned: ‘I advised the visitors warden ‘You possibly can’t try this! Santa is doing a superb factor.’
Jake’s uncle Mike Fellows had taken his nephew to fulfill Santa when the warden took exception to Santa’s transport.
He mentioned: ‘There have been a number of folks gathered round and Santa was shouting on the visitors warden.
‘To start with, I assumed it was a set-up however the visitors warden went across the rear of the car to take footage of the quantity plates.
Yuletide be sorry: Witnesses noticed Santa yell on the warden, ‘You are happening the naughty listing!’
‘Santa shouted, ‘You are happening the naughty listing!’ Numerous folks had been saying, ‘You possibly can’t try this to Santa!’ He was indignant.’
Shocked onlookers organised a fast whip spherical for Santa to cowl his tremendous.
A Worcester Metropolis Council spokesperson mentioned they may not touch upon particular person instances however confirmed the tremendous was issued for ‘driving in a pedestrian zone’.
Mick has raised hundreds of kilos for charity dressing up as Santa and this yr was amassing for New Hope Worcester Youngsters’s Charity.
The organisation works with households who’ve youngsters with disabilities and complicated well being care wants.
