Police tell woman she looks like a man

A woman driver is furious after police said she looked like a man.

Short-haired Pauline Synnott, 59, was caught speeding and admitted it in a letter.
She expected a £60 fine and three penalty points for doing 52mph in a 40mph zone. But police who looked at the speed camera photo were convinced the driver was a man.



They wrote to Pauline’s partner Roy Watkins, 65, who owns the car, to confirm who was driving. A letter to him read: “From the copy of the photograph it appears that the driver was a male.”

Roy said: “It was definitely her driving. I am fuming and Pauline is very upset — any woman would be if they were told they look like a man. I want compensation for the misery and hurt this has caused.”

Kent Police said: “We are working with the couple to resolve this matter.”