over the limit.

A glance at the summons under his car's windscreen wiper revealed the allegation ... excessive TCD stickers.

And a quick look at his Subaru revealed the tiny offenders -- all four of them.

An embarrassing court appearance flashed across his mind, along with cringeworthy news headlines.

And just what would the boss, Chief Justice the Hon. Sir James Astwood, make of it all? It was certainly time to seek the advice of a lawyer. Particularly with a $5,000 fine pending.

But first the ex-magistrate glanced again at the summons, and the penny dropped.

He had fallen completely for a well-meaning prank -- the summons was straight out of a little boy's Policeman's kit.

And the master prankster who had stuck one on him was the lad's mom, his friend Mrs. Molly Taussig.

A sporting Mr. Brown said he saw the summons after returning from the hairdresser to his car in Pitts Bay Road.

"When I first picked it up I thought `Oh good grief!','' he told The Royal Gazette .

"I was completely taken in, and a little concerned. I didn't look at it very carefully, I must admit. It shows how gullible I am.

"I saw the words excessive TCD tickets, and thought it seemed rather trivial.

"When I was a magistrate nobody ever came before me on a charge like this.

"I thought I would look for a prosecutor to see if they were now prosecuting people for such an offence.'' Mr. Brown said it was about 45 minutes before he looked again at his summons.

"I noticed it had my name at the top, when a real summons would have the vehicle number.'' There were other tell-tale discrepancies: "vehicles'' covered by the document included skateboards. And where the Policeman's name should be were the words "UNO.'' Mr. Brown later discovered it was not an offence to have multiple TCD stickers -- but the current one must be clearly visible.

Mrs. Taussig, of Port Royal Gardens, Southampton, said she was amazed at the way her friend had been deceived.

She had taken the summons from her six-year-old son Robert's Policeman's kit.

"Ken was completely fooled, although I suppose at a quick glance it does look quite realistic.'' Mrs. Taussig added: "When I phoned him up he still had no idea it was me who was behind it. I had to tell him. Luckily he saw the funny side!'' KEN YOU BELIEVE IT! -- Registrar Mr. Ken Brown receives a "summons'' from a Bobby, in the form of six-year-old Robert Taussig. His offence? Those four TCD stickers on his Subaru's windscreen.