I like the quote of
Bingley added that he was glad the case was heard in Sunderland, as travelling to the crown court in Newcastle would have cost him "too much" in bus fares.
Err it would have cost him at most £4.50 for a day return ticket on all bus routes and metro routes in Sunderland/Newcastle.
Tight or what
Note to say not all Northerners wear flat caps, some wear the chavesque baseball caps, of course some of us more cultured ones wear neither.