In the 80s I was at a trade show in a large hotel central london. My car was towed away to a nearby police pound as badly parked but no signs to say not to park.
When I went to collect it and pay a large fine to get car back after paying I asked to use the toilet. When in the toilet had a brilliant idea. There were no CCTV cameras at that time so I put all the papers and magazines that I had collected from the show in a large plastic carrier bag at the show into various waste paper bins,and the bag folded up in my pocket.
When I left as I was driving out of the gate one of the police officers was running towards the rear of the car shouting after noticing I had large bag going into the police building but none coming out! I pretended not to hear and drove off fast through the open gate. Drove a couple of streets away and parked between other cars in a side street.Then after leaving my outer large jacket in the car to change apperance I went back to see what happend from the other side of the road on foot.
The bomb squad was there whole building and parking area evacuated while trying to find the “Bomb” or whatever which I had not left, or done anything wrong.
probably every policeman in london also looking for my car!
I think the cost and problems that caused more than payed for my fine and was worth every penny! I went for something to eat at a local resturaunt for a couple of hours when all clear picked up car and drove home where car registration was at.never heard any more about it.