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If I am stopped by a council worker who attempts to fine me for something I feel is not in breach of any 'law' (for instance listening to an iPod at a reasonable volume) - I would simply refuse to give my name or comply in any way and ride away.
They will not, I assume, be given powers of arrest.
What on earth could they do ? Run after me and then what . . . ask me again for my details ?
If I have done something that was in breach of a 'law' - I would consider whether I thought that law was reasonable or the circumstances in which I breached it were reasonable - again if I thought it was unreasonable I would ride away.
This diffusion of police powers to bouncers, PSCOs, council workers and so on - is very dangerous.