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TOMAS

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8th Mar 05 at 22:46

Offence of leaving litter, notice of opportunity to pay fixed penalty (£50) for dropping cigarette end onto street. (Environmental protection act 1990, section 88)

This sucks, any loopholes for her? She has 14 days to cough up but is totally skint!!

Bit of a joke, I mean £50 for a fag end, £60 for speeding seems much more justifyable as you endangering lives...

Jamie

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8th Mar 05 at 22:47

Ouch

Sounds like Singapore, get Raped for dropping chewing gum

Ally

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8th Mar 05 at 22:48

Tell her to stop walking round the street with a fag hanging out her mouth and looking like a common whore

Robbo

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8th Mar 05 at 22:48

Bit nasty but still... i hate it when people chuck fag ends evrywhere

Jake

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8th Mar 05 at 22:49

to be fair, there are bins around.

Antz

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8th Mar 05 at 22:49

Brother was fined £50 and put on a disaplinary hearing at work for dropping litter.... it's a sackable offence at Leeds City Council where we work.

Robin

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8th Mar 05 at 22:51

quote:
Originally posted by jakethesnake
to be fair, there are bins around.

however, it is a criminal offence to start a fire in a litter recepticle, whether intentional or not

therefore, you're better off dropping it on the floor and legging it, than going to prison for arson and/or criminal damage

Cybermonkey

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8th Mar 05 at 22:54

quote:
Originally posted by robmarriott

quote:
Originally posted by jakethesnake
to be fair, there are bins around.

however, it is a criminal offence to start a fire in a litter recepticle, whether intentional or not

therefore, you're better off dropping it on the floor and legging it, than going to prison for arson and/or criminal damage

Most bins have the attachment for dog ends. And im glad she got caught dropping a dog end, should be locked up IMO

TOMAS

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8th Mar 05 at 22:56

Cybermonkey

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8th Mar 05 at 22:57

Cybermonkey

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8th Mar 05 at 22:58

quote:
Originally posted by Antz
Brother was fined £50 and put on a disaplinary hearing at work for dropping litter.... it's a sackable offence at Leeds City Council where we work.

i bet the binmen are on prozac

Robin

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8th Mar 05 at 22:58

I'm agreed with Tomas here though, £50 is well out of order, being a smoker myself, its often a bit of a bugger carrying a burning fag end around trying to find somewhere to put it, the gutter is convinient, and thats what roadsweepers a for at the end of the day

Jake

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8th Mar 05 at 22:59

dog ends?

Cybermonkey

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8th Mar 05 at 23:00

quote:
Originally posted by robmarriott
I'm agreed with Tomas here though, £50 is well out of order, being a smoker myself, its often a bit of a bugger carrying a burning fag end around trying to find somewhere to put it, the gutter is convinient, and thats what roadsweepers a for at the end of the day

don't smoke then if you know you can't dispose of it, or stick it in your eye until you can find somewhere to put it

Nath

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8th Mar 05 at 23:01

quote:
Originally posted by jakethesnake
dog ends?

End of a dog

Jake

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8th Mar 05 at 23:01

or in the pack, or, get a little bin made up that you can clip on your belt. Practical and cool

[Edited on 08-03-2005 by jakethesnake]

Cybermonkey

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8th Mar 05 at 23:03

about as cool as smoking

TOMAS

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8th Mar 05 at 23:10

Yes we all know smoking is anti-social etc but those that are hooked its damn hard to quit, or quit and stay thin LOL. I personally dont smoke but its beside the point its the fact at dropping litter, a VERY small piece of litter. Its not like a bloody Macdonalds brown bag full of rubbish its a very small fag end...

Rob H

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8th Mar 05 at 23:10

quote:
Originally posted by jakethesnake
or in the pack, or, get a little bin made up that you can clip on your belt. Practical and cool

[Edited on 08-03-2005 by jakethesnake]

shawboy

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8th Mar 05 at 23:50

this is happening everywhere now people.
so all be careful.

Mistamist

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9th Mar 05 at 00:09

ask them to proove it, unless they have video evidence of you dropping it or do a DNA text on the Salivary Amylase on the butt of the cigarette they have no evidenc that you dropped it, it may have been someone elses deposit.

FUCK THE LAW!! ITS CORRUPT!

TimS

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9th Mar 05 at 00:13

Yes but it cost a small fotune to tidy up dropped chewing gum/fag ends etc,

So rightly so she gets charged helps pay for the cleaning up of the mess.

IntaCepta

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9th Mar 05 at 02:05

well at the end of the day she got caught.
I get annoyed when people litter on the streets, when there are bins everywhere.

is it too much to ask to hold on to the litter till you find a bin? I usually keep it in my pocket or bag if i have to.

Look at singapore, think they've got it right!
clean streets, toilets etc, it really makes a difference imo.

I mean, when i clean out the front drive i see all sorts its a pain cleaning up after people all the time!

Cavey

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9th Mar 05 at 04:21

£50 is a bit harsh.

But the amount she probably spends on fags, if she stopped smoking for a week, it'd probably pay for it

(yes that was a sweeping generalisation as i don't know this person)

Cybermonkey

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9th Mar 05 at 05:50

just pay the fucking money i say, fucking litter

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