Johnny 1989 wrote:Tarrant was one of the people Moyles liked during his year at Capital (Dr. Fox was the one who he disliked a lot according to his book). Interesting regarding Ingrid, care to explain why she is as you say? 
Demanding, rude, thinks the universe revolves around her. We "fired" her as a customer. Not worth the hassle. She's an utter twunt.
This is representative IME:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... hears.html"
Ingrid Tarrant wrestled to ground by police over parking ticket, court hearsChris Tarrant's ex-wife was wrestled to the ground and handcuffed after a police chase following a row over a parking ticket, a court heard today.1:24PM BST 24 Jun 2010
Ingrid Tarrant, 55, who was awarded an estimated £12.5 million divorce settlement after splitting from Who Wants To Be a Millionaire presenter, Chris, sped off after a police officer tried to give her a ticket for parking in a bus stop during a Christmas Eve shopping trip.
She was chased for two miles before being cornered at red traffic lights where she then locked the car doors.
After getting out of the car and trying to run away she was hauled to the ground and fought furiously with the officer before being finally handcuffed and pushed into the cage in the back of a police van.
Mrs Tarrant, 55, wearing a pale green silk dress and matching cardigan sat behind her lawyer Peter Lodder, QC, and sobbed as the police officer, PC Peter Groves, described the extraordinary incident.
He told Kingston Crown Court how he spotted Mrs Tarrant's silver Saab with its hazard lights flashing had been parked in the bus stop on Cobham High Street for 25 minutes in 2008.
As he tried to write out the ticket Mrs Tarrant approached him said: "You lot are as bad as traffic wardens - get a life" and started the engine.
He told the appeal hearing at Kingston Crown Court he asked her to turn the engine off but she ignored him and the car jerked forward.
PC Groves, who was an acting sergeant at the time, said: "I shouted to the driver to stop and I put my hand in front of her windscreen. I was repeatedly shouting 'stop' and banging on the windscreen as the car continued to move forward. I found myself running alongside the car, but it picked up speed and left."
Leaving her daughter Thea stranded on the pavement Mrs Tarrant drove off with PC Groves chasing in a van with his blue lights flashing and his siren on.
He added: "I wasn't sure why the driver had disobeyed my directions and why it all happened in the first place. From a simple parking offence. I was just in disbelief really."
"I was exceeding the speed limit to catch up with the vehicle."
Mrs Tarrant Tarrant stopped at a set of red traffic lights where there were two or three other cars pulled up.
He continued: "The Saab pulled up behind and I nosed in front of it to prevent it from moving off.
"I walked over to the driver's side to speak to the driver. I asked the driver to get out. I was speaking through a closed window. She looked at me and then she locked the driver's door. The engine was still running.
"I told the driver I would use force if necessary to gain access to the vehicle. I took my baton from my kit belt extended it and placed it against the driver's window.
"I was shocked to see the driver place her face against the window and shout 'Go on then'.
PC Groves told the hearing he called back-up and then stepped away from the Saab.
"She jumped out of the car and ran towards the driver's side of a Jeep which was stopped behind. She was shouting 'help me, help me' to the female driver in the Jeep. The driver looked concerned and I believe she was trying to lock the car herself.
"I ran over, took hold of her left arm and told her I was arresting her for failing to stop. I managed to get one handcuff on but she was struggling.
"I was trying to control her and needed to inform her she was going to be arrested. I had concerns for my own safety and for people who were close to the incident.
"She did struggle, she started to flail her arms. I had hold of the handcuffs with my left hand and was trying to grab her right arm."
PC Groves said: "I was trying to control her and shouted at her to stop struggling. She was just screaming.
"I told her I would take her to the ground which I did and managed to control her right arm into the handcuffs.
"She was still struggling and shouting and screaming very loudly. She was lying on the ground, I was knelt down beside her but she wasn't complying.
"I told her she would need to calm down and she did calm down enough for me to lift her onto her feet.
"I walked her to the rear doors of the van and opened them with my right hand. At this point she started struggling again. She had both hands behind her back but she pulling away from me and wriggling from side to side.
"I had a terrible struggle again with Mrs Tarrant and I managed to push her backwards into the van and lift her up by her ankles into the housing area of the cage. She wasn't complying with me."
Eventually Mrs Tarrant's turned up at the scene along with other officers.
Mrs Tarrant was later convicted at Staines Magistrates Court parking in a bus stop, failing to stop for a police officer, obstructing a police officer and resisting arrest. She was fined £2,700 and ordered to pay £1,200 costs.
She is appealing against conviction and sentence and the hearing is expected to last two days. "
How I laughed when I heard that story.
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