We had a message left on the office answerphone from a guy in the local council referring to a " road traffic incident" regarding one of our vans (reg no quoted) at a certain time and location.
I called the driver and asked him for details before I called the council, he was unaware of any incident, so I called the number left on the machine.
It turns out that the driver had been spotted by 2 Street Wardens "smoking" behind the wheel of the van and was liable for a £60 spot fine. If he paid up without question it would be reduced to £30.
The driver was in the vehicle alone at the time and was "smoking" a plastic stick that helps smokers to kick the habit.
There was no "alleged" or "innocent until proven guilty". Their attitude was "you have been seen by more than one warden therefore you are guilty".
Subsequent discussions with the local newsagent revealed that the same wardens had followed an old boy into his shop one morning and fined him £50 for dropping litter. Turns out his monogrammed handkerchief had fallen out of his pocket when he had taken his wallet out.
The fine stood.
I thought councils were there to
empty your bins,
cut your grass and
fix the roads !! 
Tarman