Plans to fine fly-tippers £150 have been approved.
At a meeting between Croydon Council last night (March 19), members approved a policy to increase the fixed-penalty notice (FPN) charge for litter offences from £80 to £150 as of April 1.
Councillor Hamida Ali said this was a step in the right direction.
“We want to ensure Croydon is a place residents and businesses are proud of and want to look after – and to send a clear message that we will not tolerate people who do the wrong thing and ruin the borough with litter and fly-tips," she said.
“The council has been issuing FPNs for these offences for the past three years, but they have not been a sufficient deterrent to offenders.
"This is why the council has now adopted the highest level of fine permitted and increased the charge to £150.”
Also agreed at the meeting was an increase in the cost of FPNs for fly-posting, from £75 to £100, and for breach of a community protection notice, from £80 to £100.
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