Man held on foot dog whilst pushing his car UK headlines

The scold approach to travel your dog ... a County Durham man has lost his looseness for pushing his car at 5mph whilst "walking" his house house pet lurcher. Photograph: Paolo Aguilar/EPA

A dog owners as well quiescent to travel his house house pet has lost his pushing looseness after removing held on foot the animal whilst pushing his car.

Paul Railton, 23, of County Durham, had wound down the window of his Nissan Navara to practice his lurcher when military held him. Officers reported saying him pushing at 5mph along a nation lane.

Yesterday, at Consett magistrates court, Railton pleaded guilty to not being in correct carry out of a vehicle.

Sharon Lowrie, prosecuting, pronounced a cyclist alerted military that dual men were boring a dog along from a car. She said: "The motorist was unresolved on to the dog"s lead by the motorist window, coming a blind summit."

Railton was told to put the dog in the behind of the car and was authorised to go, but five days after military incited up at his home to assign him. A military matter review out to the justice pronounced that "due to the slight highway there was no area for alternative cars to pass".

Paul Donoghue, defending, pronounced Railton had pleaded guilty at the beginning opportunity. "He accepts it was a stupid thing to do and there was an component of laziness. He does not customarily expostulate in a such a manner," Donoghue said.

Railton, who is unemployed, was fined £66 and systematic to compensate £43 costs and a authorised surcharge of £15. He had 3 chastisement points combined to his looseness and, since he already had nine, this meant he was criminialized from pushing for 6 months.

After the hearing, Railton is reported as saying: "I"m not bothered. I knew I"d get 3 points. I competence save myself a little income not carrying a car."