WHEN Martyn Evans found a secluded suntrap off a quiet Worcester road he thought it would be the perfect place to catch 40 winks.

But as the 60-year-old volunteer driver for Worcester Wheels relaxed in a lay-by in Trotshill Lane West he found himself on the end of some police questions.

As Mr Evans sat in his camping chair, which he had pitched next to his car while he waited to pick up someone from Worcestershire Royal Hospital, his moment in the sun attracted some unwanted attention from the boys in blue.

Mr Evans, of Stoke Prior, who spends five days a week driving elderly and disabled people to hospital and doctor appointments, said he was amazed when a police officer and a Community Support Officer arrived and asked him what he was doing.

“I used to know Trotshill Lane when I did my courting long before Warndon Villages were even a planners dream,” he said.

“There’s a small lay-by off to the side of the road. People just walk through. I just thought it was so obvious what I was doing.

“I think the Crown Prosecution Service or a judge would have treated the charge of ‘caught in possession of a dangerous camper chair with intent to cause a suntan’, with derision.”

He said that when the officer was satisfied he was ‘just chilling’ he moved on, but only after checking his car registration plate.

Sarah Buxton, spokesman for West Mercia Police, said: “It is normal practice for officers to stop people and ask them questions if they have concerns for their safety or come across any unusual circumstances.”