A rebel pensioner has had his latest bid to beat the authorities thrown out of court.

Victor Causabon-Vincent, 73, applied for an injunction banning Adur District Council staff from his property.

He claimed council officers acted illegally when they took old cars from his home in August last year even though they had the backing of a court order.

The cars were seized after Adur won an injunction which meant he could not keep more than four vehicles at his bungalow in Hillrise Avenue, Sompting.

Mr Causabon-Vincent applied to Worthing County Court for an order banning council officers from his property.

An Adur spokesman said: "The application was dismissed and in giving his decision the judge made it clear Mr Causabon-Vincent did not have any prospect of success.

"The injunction and enforcement notice the council has against him still stand."

Mr Causabon-Vincent said: "Yet again it seems there is one law for Victor and a different law for everyone else.

"They have taken 14 cars from my property, which they say are just scrap.

"They have just got away with it again and have walked away from court laughing their heads off at me.

"I am going to take this to the Court of Appeal."

The pensioner is the subject of a two-year anti-social behaviour order (Asbo).

Neighbours told how he had threatened and intimidated them in a long-running boundary dispute.

He faces up to five years in jail if he breaches the Asbo.