Hello ladies and gents this is the Viking telling you that today we are talking about
Weird rules and regulations which could mean you've broken the law
Simple tasks like switching the burglar alarm on or hanging out the washing could land some people in hot water
1. Switching on your burglar alarm
The Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 makes it an offence to activate your burglar alarm and leave the house if you have not nominated a "key-holder" who can access your house to switch off the alarm if it goes off.
So, if you have forgotten to give a key to a friendly neighbour, you could technically end up in the dock with the burglar.
2. Asking a stranger for parking change
We’ve all done it – parked the car only to find we don’t have enough change for the ticket.
But asking a stranger for change is still classed as begging under the Vagrancy Act 1824 and could mean you spend a month in "the house of correction".
3. Going as a soldier for fancy dress
According to the Seamen’s and Soldiers’ False Characters Act 1906, it is illegal to pass yourself off as a member of the Armed Forces.
So dressing up as an admiral for a fancy dress party could land you three months in jail. The law states it is an offence to "impersonate the holder of a certificate of service or discharge".
4. Getting drunk in a pub
According to Section 12 of the Licensing Act 1872 "every person found drunk in any highway or other public place, whether a building or not, or on any licensed premises" could face a £200 fine. Could this be the way to pay off the national debt? Enforcing this across the land on a couple of Friday nights would surely put us back in the black.
5. Carrying your DIY shopping home
Section 54 of the Metropolitan Police Act 1839 makes it an offence to "roll or carry any cask, tub, hoop, or wheel, or any ladder, plank, pole, showboard, or placard, upon any footway, except for the purpose of loading or unloading any cart or carriage, or of crossing the footway". So carrying some wood or a ladder back from B&Q could lead to a £500 fine.
And as always have a chilled day from the Viking
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