Can this happen in Nigeria?: As Police Fined UK PM, Rishi Sunak, for not wearing a car seat belt

Rishi Sunak, who is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, has been fined for not wearing a seatbelt while making a social media video in a moving car.

Friday, Lancashire Police said that the Prime Minister had been given a conditional offer of a fixed fine.

Notably, passengers caught failing to wear a seat belt when one is available can be fined Pound 100, a fine that can increase to Pound 500 if the case eventually goes to court.

Lancashire Police in a tweet announcing the fine wrote: “Following the circulation of a video on social media showing an individual failing to wear a seat belt while a passenger in a moving car in Lancashire we have today (Friday, Jan 20) issued a 42-year-old man from London with a conditional offer of a fixed penalty.”

The prime minister was in Lancashire when the video was filmed, during a trip across the north of England.

Reacting to the announcement, Sunak’s office said in a statement: “The prime minister fully accepts this was a mistake and has apologized. He will of course comply with the fixed penalty.

“It was an error of judgment, he removed it for a short period of time to film a clip, which you’ve seen, but he accepts that was a mistake.”

This was the second time Mr Sunak had received a fixed penalty notice while in government.

Rishi Sunak is a British politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since October 2022. He previously held two cabinet positions under Boris Johnson, lastly as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2020 to 2022.