CYCLIST Sarah Francis knew she was in trouble the morning her overnight bag - and a bike tyre - burst as she pedalled home from a friend's, scattering her possessions into the road, a court heard.
But her response, opening the unlocked door of a nearby car to search for another bag, brought her a dressing down when she appeared before Harrogate Magistrates' court.
Francis, 25, pleaded guilty to vehicle interference, and had an attempted theft charge dropped.
She had seen opening the door of the car and the police were called.
Court chairman David Davies told her: ''People are entitled to leave vehicles outside their homes without them being interfered with. Actions like yours are a concern to the community."
Francis was conditionally discharged for a year with £50 costs. And when she pleaded guilty to three counts of failing to answer bail Mr Davies imposed escalating fines of £20, £30 and £40.
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