Quad Bike Blunder Goes National – Officers Face Cake Fine Tribunal
In what may be the most public policing mishap of the week, a quad bike officer found themselves making national headlines after getting their vehicle embarrassingly bogged down right in front of the mounted unit—with BBC cameras rolling live.
The incident occurred during the high-security operation at Trump Turnberry, where officers from various units were deployed for presidential protection duties. Viewers tuning into the BBC iPlayer stream spotted the quad officer’s plight at timestamp 1:52, as the vehicle appeared to enter terrain “incompatible with the vehicle being driven.”
Twitter quickly erupted with mock trials under the fictional Cake Offences Act 2021, with policing humour legends like @UKCopHumour, @CakeLegislator, and @Brick_Cop calling for justice—in the form of sweet, sugary sanctions.
“That’s gotta be at least a Section 2(1)g offence,” quipped @SpitefulMidget. “Namely: entering a body of water with a vehicle clearly not designed for such foolishness.”
“Aggravated Section 21(1)a should also apply,” he added, “particularly when it’s in full view of the donkey wallopers.”
Meanwhile, @REMMY_308 offered to collect “all the evidence” before delivering a guilty verdict—although the footage may already be damning enough.
Cake fines are likely imminent, with @Brick_Cop confirming, “Oh that’s gotta be done 😂.”
Suggested Cake Sentences (Unofficial & Unenforceable):
- 1 x Victoria Sponge – for bringing quad policing into disrepute
- 2 x Colin the Caterpillar cakes – one for the mounted unit, one for the drone team who probably watched it unfold from above
- Traybake penalty – for getting stuck on camera
- Jam doughnut surcharge – for needing rescuing by a PCSO
No officers were harmed in the making of this embarrassment—but reputations may need spongeing down.
