A woman has been fined £75 for throwing a crisp out of her car window.
Hilary Buckland, of Orchard Way, Luton, threw a Cheesy Wotsit into the road and was spotted by a council official who thought it was a cigarette butt.
Mrs Buckland, 46, was issued with the £75 littering fine by Luton Borough Council.
She was told that it was the council's policy to issue fines for littering and it made no difference whether she had thrown a crisp or a cigarette butt.
Mrs Buckland said one of the children in her car threw the Wotsit into her lap while she was driving in Leagrave High Street, Luton. She then threw the crisp out of the car window.
The council's Enforcement Chief Jon Maddox said: "The council has invested significantly in a cleaner Luton and my colleagues work hard to make a visible difference.
"I don't intend to let a small minority of litter louts take us a step backwards and will take action against anyone I hear of dropping litter."
Mrs Buckland said: "I'm always clearing up litter and always telling my children. I just feel so hard done by."
3 comments:
wonder if this is the same cop and area where that guy got busted for tossing chips out his window...??? weird..
No, different city , different wanker jobsworth!
I saw a programme last night about law enforcement officers charging people for throwing cig butts in Edinburgh ... I couldn't believe they stood there and took their tickets , I would have just walked away (having picked up the cig butt)twots !
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