A biker who was sent a £386 clean-up bill by his local council after crashing into and killing a deer has had the demand cancelled.
Robert Purdie, 61, spent four days in hospital after the red deer jumped in front of his Honda CX500 motorcycle.
Nine months later, Argyll and Bute Council sent him a bill to cover the cost of cleaning the deer carcass off the road.
But the council dropped its demand after Mr Purdie took legal advice.
Mr Purdie said: "I'll still have to pay my lawyers, as I took advice on the matter before it was dropped, but I am glad justice has been done. It was just ridiculous.
"There was blood and guts everywhere but if anyone was to blame for the accident it was the deer, not me."
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