13 December 2007: Parked Polly Prosecution

Greek traffic police are threatening to charge Coco the parrot with illegal parking.

Every morning, Coco's owner puts the parrot and his perch on the road, just outside his pet shop in Patras. Over the years Coco has become something of a local landmark, exchanging pleasantries with passers-by. But local traffic police say that Coco's owner must pay parking charges for the road-space he occupies, and if not they will fine him 60 euro (that's about forty pounds).

His owner has refused to move him, and SaintFM wonders if Coco will have to start busking to pay his bill.