Fixed Penalty Notices
It's only fair that we should all be able to be proud of our clean streets and low crime rates. That's why the District Council is introducing fines for people caught carrying out graffiti or dropping litter, under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005.
Environmental inspectors, supported by Police Community Support Officers, will be able to issue fixed penalty notices for offences from graffiti and littering to abandoning a vehicle and contamination of recycling.
Flytipping costs the Council over £25,000 each year to remove, money which could be put to better use in the community. Between April 2005 and March 2006, the Council cleared up 600 flytips. A covert camera will now be used in 'flytipping hotspots'. Anyone caught on camera could be prosecuted and face a fine of up to £50,000 and / or 12 months imprisonment.
Fines are also being introduced for residents who contaminate their recycling boxes and brown bins by placing the wrong items in them. A rejected load caused by contamination costs the Council over £2,000 - again, money that could be put to better use. However, fines for this will only be used as a last resort and only following a formal warning letter.
Offences and Fines
- Abandoning a vehicle : £200
- Depositing litter : £75
- Street Litter Control Notices and litter clearing notices : £100
- Unauthorised distribution of literature : £75
- Failure to produce waste carrier registration documents : £300
- Graffiti and flyposting : £75
- Waste receptables (placing the wrong items in your recycling boxes, brown bin & refuse bin) : £100
- Failure to produce waste transfer notes : £300
For more information on Fixed Penalty Notices, please contact the Customer Services Centre on 01923 776611 (mincom 01923 727303) or e-mail enquiries@threerivers.gov.uk