Scottish nationalist campaigners Hamish Stewart-Mackenzie and Davidina McLeod stand charged with the theft of an oil tanker that was taken from Services near Kendal. The Prosecution allege that Stewart-Mackenzie drove the vehicle away after Miss McLeod had distracted the driver Peter Telfer who had been giving her a lift. Stewart-Mackenzie doesn't deny taking the tanker but argues he was justified because its cargo of oil belongs to Scotland. Miss McLeod, who is a folk singer, argues she was simply on her way to a gig - she had nothing to do with the taking of the vehicle and has been framed.
—Alan Briscoe