A man from Winslow who was initially fined for urinating in a lay-by has had his punishment rescinded.

Michael Mason, 69, was fined £88 by Dacorum Council in Hertfordshire for littering when he relieved himself at a lay-by beside the A41.

However, the fine issued to Mr Mason was subsequently cancelled after he was given a letter from his GP proving he had a weakened prostate.

This comes after more than 700 motorists have been penalised for relieving themselves in a single lay-by.

In all, 762 fixed penalty notices were issued for people urinating in the lay-by on the A41 near Kings Langley in 2023.

The council has previously said urinating in lay-bys was ‘unpleasant’ and denied the fines were being used to raise cash.

The authority revealed, in figures obtained by the BBC, that more than 98 per cent of all the fines issued in 2023 were dished out at lay-bys on the A41 near King's Langley.

The motorists were all fined for 'littering' under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 though this has been disputed by motoring lawyer Nick Freeman who is known as Mr Loophole.

Dacorum Council previously said: “Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) are issued for urinating in public laybys, along a busy stretch of the A41 dual carriageway, and not 'wild wees' in woodlands or countryside."