Man Fined £1,000 After Date Locks Herself Out Of Room Naked

A second date cost one couple more than they could have imagined when one of them locked themselves out of the room naked, incurring a £1000 fine after hitting an emergency alarm.

Chris Farrell and Chloe Harvey booked into a hotel for £80 after the end of their date. But disaster struck when hairdresser Chloe got up to use the toilet and somehow managed to lock herself out of the room naked.

Chloe, 29, tried knocking on the door, but after drinking all night, Chris didn't wake up. She banged hoping to get his attention but seeing as he'd 'had a few beers', she had no luck.

Panicking, she decided to hit the fire alarm, and instead of waking Chris up, ended up waking the whole hotel up.

The mum-of-two added: "It was mortifying. I mistook the door for the toilet and found myself in the hallway. I didn't know what to do so pushed the alarm - I was completely naked."

Chris, 26, thought that pretty embarrassing situation was the end of it, but when they checked out he was charged £1,000 for improper use of the alarm.

When he was handed the bill, the dad-of-one got angry with staff at the East London Hotel, in Bethnal Green.

During their exchange, he tried to argue against the fine and 'slapped' the computer. That turned out to be a bad move though, with the staff then deciding to get the police involved.

The East London Hotel

Before long, the police had turned up to the hotel to try and make peace. Although it didn't quite go to plan. When the officers got there, they also hit Chris with a fine of £90, bringing the grand total of the night to about £1,300.

Engineer Chris said: "I've appealed the hotel fine but they said there's nothing they can do about it. I was happy to pay a fine but bearing in mind the circumstances I thought it was a bit extreme.

"The police tried to reason with the hotel manager, saying the charge was way too much. Chloe could not be more sorry but I said I'd pay the fine.

"The hotel cost £80 and I did about £150 on the night out, so it was an expensive date."

By the look of the photos, it wasn't enough to put Chris off as it seems as though the pair are now very much a couple.

Topics: UK News

Amelia Ward

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