Those pesky London by-laws you've never heard of

[Retro]

You wouldn't believe the silly things you're not allowed to do, for example:

What do spitting on the street, feeding a pigeon and carrying a ladder on a pavement all have in common?

They are all acts that are banned in some areas of the capital under London's lesser-known by-laws.

How many of these quirky rules are you aware of?

Well, given the criminal that I am, I've certainly fed pigeons before.

The by-laws you may not know exist in London

Could drinking coffee on the Tube land you in hot water? A rundown of some of London's quirky by-laws.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Crims]

There's a few internet pranksters like Niko O and Max Fosh that test these laws regularly, for content! I've seen a few - including in france. There's more than a few pushing boundaries on laws that are quaint nowadays