wrote in
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Would anyone be able to suggest any answer to this?
The situation is being charged under the act mentioned above with
making an offensive gesture to a passing motorist, with an 80
pound fixed penalty on the way. If one were to refuse to pay the
penalty and the CPS were to decide it worth prosecuting, what sort
of penalties are usually meted out for this "offence"?


The magistrates are able to charge several hundreds of pounds costs,
and are quite likely to do so if they don't think the matter should
have ever come near them, and that the defendant can afford it (IANAL).

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Percy Picacity