Residents and visitors to the borough are being warned of the importance of not littering following a prosecution where someone was fined and ordered to pay costs totalling over £800.
The prosecution forms part of the council’s ongoing work to keep streets clean. A fixed penalty notice was issued during an incident in Market Square, Bromley where a cigarette butt was dropped on the street in July. When the £100 fixed penalty notice was not paid, prosecution followed. Carl Smith of Chesney Crescent, New Addington pleaded guilty to littering at Bromley Magistrates’ Court on 3 December and was ordered to pay a fine of £293, a surcharge of £117, and £423 in costs – a total of £833.
A council spokesperson said, “On behalf of residents, the council has street cleaning teams working seven days a week across the borough, keeping our streets neat. Littering undoes this work and is illegal, with our enforcement team issuing a fixed penalty notice to anyone seen littering. If payment is not received then prosecution will follow, with fines and costs being considerably higher than the fixed penalty notice.”
This is the twelfth prosecution for littering since the beginning of September, with these prosecutions also serving as a warning to others to not discard unwanted items in the street, but to place them in a litter bin or take rubbish home.
To report street problems, visit the council website at www.bromley.gov.uk/report. Visit www.bromley.gov.uk/Prosecutions to view the latest prosecutions.
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The prosecution was brought forward under section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 which prohibits littering.
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