which of these crimes have you committed?

[VectraMan]

15/20. Plus I have smoked in a public place, but it wasn't illegal then. And I've never cleaned up dog poo, but then never having a dog, I didn't realise I was obliged to.

[NickFitz]

I didn't know 'Eating or drinking while driving' wasn't allowed. Whoever made that law must have never had an excessive commute.

It's not against the law to eat or drink while driving, in the sense that no law explicitly forbids it. However, you can be done for dangerous driving, or driving without due care and attention, and so on. As to whether the mere fact of having been eating or drinking would be enough to secure a conviction, in the absence of any additional evidence such as a lollipop lady you've run over as you swig on your Scotch or video of you weaving all over the road as you blow on your Ginsters pastie, is one for the courts.

[NickFitz]

smoking in a public place - isn't this just indoors? Or have they changed it and I didn't realise? Or are we in new york and I've got the wrong forum?

Yes, that's correct. I wouldn't be surprised if the list is one of those things that gets emailed around for years, and thus accrues various bits from different areas. But standing in public and smoking a fag, pipe, or cheroot is entirely legal in the UK. Just don't drop any ash

[BA to the Stars]

We have an entry for sex under 16 - does CUK extend beyond the grave and Jimmy has responded or which of our members is Gary Glitter

[Bunk]

6 inside the time limit. Rather more without the limit. Haven't driven in over 5 years or ever owned a dog so that rules out a lot straight away.

Bloody dog-owning, driving criminals

[OwlHoot]

Own up - Who's had sex with someone under the age of 16?

edit: I've done practically all of those. Must be a regular tearaway!

[darmstadt]

Yes, that's correct. I wouldn't be surprised if the list is one of those things that gets emailed around for years, and thus accrues various bits from different areas. But standing in public and smoking a fag, pipe, or cheroot is entirely legal in the UK. Just don't drop any ash

Debatable, it varies depending on which act of Parliament you are dealing with for instance a public place in the road traffic act is different to one in the public order act. In some definitions it is any place in the open air to which the public have access in others it is any place to which the public have access on payment or otherwise. I think it would need to be more specific.

[NickFitz]

Own up - Who's had sex with someone under the age of 16?

The question is "Having sex under the age of 16", not "Having sex with someone under the age of 16". So, given the five year limit, the 20 year old contractor whose existence I doubted is in fact here.

[NickFitz]

Debatable, it varies depending on which act of Parliament you are dealing with for instance a public place in the road traffic act is different to one in the public order act. In some definitions it is any place in the open air to which the public have access in others it is any place to which the public have access on payment or otherwise. I think it would need to be more specific.

But in this case it's the legislation concerning smoking, and that isn't prohibited in a public place unless it is also an enclosed space.

[SueEllen]

I have a problem with the poll as a lot of the "crimes" aren't crimes or are only crimes now.

For example if the pavement has got white lines making part of it a cycle path then you aren't breaking any law, and talking on a mobile phone never use to be illegal.