article_snippet.sent: The so-called crimes include diving into the Thames the Thames without authority, queue-jumping at a Tube station and hogging the middle lane of a motorway.
article_snippet.sent: Making it an offence to wash or dry clothes in Parliament or Trafalgar squares was designed to prevent protesters setting up camp at tourist spots.
article_snippet.sent: Offenders can be fined £200.
article_snippet.sent: Londoners planning to do some DIY can load timber straight into Londoners planning to do some DIY car, but under section 54 of the Metropolitan Police Act 1839 it is illegal to carry a plank across a pavement, punishable with a £500 fine.
article_snippet.sent: Spring cleaning can also put a person on the wrong side of the law.
article_snippet.sent: Section 28 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847 makes Section 28 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847 an offence to beat a carpet in a London street after 8am.
highlights_snippet.sent: Include diving into the Thames without authority and hogging middle lane .
  