By Amelia WadeA members bill to crack down on windscreen washers and give police the power to fine them $150 on the spot has been added to the ballot and has the support of police and Auckland Council. Drivers also shouldn't encourage the activity by paying windscreen washers, he said. Mr Penrose said he backed the amendment bill "100 per cent" and that it couldn't be passed quick enough. "The window washers' behaviour is intimidating and unsafe for motorists, as well as themselves, and they've gone unchecked for too long," Mr Ross said. [The window washers] are very intimidating.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 22, 2016 06:24 UTC