Shy, like the Army driver mentioned in today's press, or a flt lt guilty of ABH, if you are essential the penalty might be moderated.
Once, after our 16 st admin clerk chastised, with extreme prejudice, a diminutive Glaswegian MT driver. The MTD got 28 days but our man was only fined a month's pay. OC MT was p..d off, but we suggested our man might wish to volunteer for a 28-day night shift during a major exercise.