Man Becomes the First Person In Britain to Be Banned From the Weirdest Thing

Usually when you're the first person to do something, it's an achievement. 47-year-old John Liddicoat isn't really celebrating.

He's become the first man in Britain to be given a life-time ban from riding a bike. Why? Because he steals them too often.

He was jailed for three-and-a-half years for his latest spree but given a lifetime ban from going within four metres of any bike.

Now it's an offence for him to have a bicycle unless he can prove ownership. He also can't be seen near a bike rack or on a bicycle. He faces a sentence of five years in jail if he breaches the order.

Judge Ian Lawrie said: ‘He has a tendency to take anything which is not bolted down. You have an appalling record, you are incapable of behaving yourself and you have not learnt your lesson.’

Hopefully all this doesn't mean he'll upgrade to cars now!!

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