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The Independent
6 days ago
- The Independent
Woman litters parking ticket and gets fined again
A woman in Falmouth, Cornwall, received an additional fine for littering after throwing her parking ticket on the ground and verbally abusing a civil enforcement officer. The incident, where the woman ripped the ticket off her windscreen and discarded it, was captured on the officer's body camera. She was issued a £250 fixed penalty notice for littering, reduced to £150 for early payment, in addition to her initial parking fine. This case is part of Cornwall Council 's crackdown on littering, making her the third person recently fined £250 in the area. Other recent fines include a man for discarding an egg custard carton and a woman for dropping a drinks bottle, with the council urging the public to report such offences.
The Independent
7 days ago
- The Independent
Woman fined twice after littering her own parking ticket
A woman was given an extra fine for littering after throwing her parking ticket on the floor. The unnamed woman received the initial parking ticket from a civil enforcement officer after unloading her car in a no-loading zone in Falmouth, Cornwall. In footage published by the local council, the woman proceeded to rip the ticket off her windscreen and throw it on the floor. She then verbally abused the officer. The incident was captured on the officer's body camera. She later received a £250 fixed penalty notice for littering, in addition to the parking fine. The fine was reduced to £150 due to early payment, while she was sent another copy of the parking charge notice. She becomes the third person to face a £250 fine for littering as Cornwall council cracks down on the offence. One man was fined for throwing an egg custard carton from his vehicle on a country lane in the St Austell area. Another woman was fined after being caught dropping a drinks bottle as she climbed into a car in Falmouth. CCTV of the incidents was shared with the council in both instances, and staff made further inquiries to identify the culprits, who admitted the offences. Both also paid £150 due to the early repayment option, the council said. County councillor Thalia Marrington, portfolio holder for community safety and public health, said: 'Cornwall is beautiful, and we want to keep it that way. 'There is no excuse for dropping litter and when we have evidence of these offences, we will always try to trace those responsible. 'As well as public CCTV cameras, more and more people now have doorbell and home security cameras that capture this type of offence. 'I urge anyone with such footage to report it to us so we can investigate.'
BBC News
7 days ago
- BBC News
Woman fined twice for parking ticket littering in Falmouth
A woman who had been given a parking ticket was handed an extra fine for littering after she threw it on to the Council said the woman had a parking charge notice stuck to her car after she had been unloading from the vehicle in a no loading zone in Falmouth.A camera worn by a civil enforcement officer recorded the woman removing the notice, throwing it to the floor and verbally abusing him before he issued her a £250 fine for is one of three cases in which people have been fined after being recorded littering in a bid to reduce the problem, the council said. Two others were given £250 fixed penalty notices for littering after they were caught on was a man who threw an egg custard carton from his vehicle on a country lane in the St Austell area and the other was a woman caught dropping a drinks bottle as she climbed in to a car in both cases the footage was shared with the council, which made further inquires and identified the three people caught littering paid £150 due to the early repayment option, the council councillor Thalia Marrington, portfolio holder for community safety and public health, said: "As well as public CCTV cameras, more and more people now have doorbell and home security cameras that capture this type of offence."I urge anyone with such footage to report it to us so we can investigate."
