Policeman 'accidentally fines himself' £81 for untaxed vehicle

Officer ridiculed online by colleagues at West Yorkshire Police

An unlicensed vehicle (PA Archive/PA Images)

A policeman has been mocked by colleagues after appearing to accidentally prosecute himself for having an untaxed vehicle.

West Yorkshire Police said he received the penalty notice after filling out a form incorrectly, “to the amusement of the rest of the office”.

The officer apparently put his own name on the paperwork instead of the actual offender.

A letter from the DVLA, which was sent to a police station in Bradford, demanded the officer pay £81 by 1 April or be taken to court.

It said the offence related to an untaxed vehicle found in Oak Street, Bradford, on 15 February.

“To the great amusement of the rest of the office, one of our colleagues managed to fill a form in incorrectly, and prosecuted himself for driving an untaxed vehicle!” the force’s Roads Policing Unit wrote on Twitter.

But the officer, whose identity has not been revealed, later pleaded “not guilty” to the mistake, according to the policing unit.

“[He] is blaming an admin error at @DVLAgovuk. Enquiries are on going…” it said.