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Fixed penalty notices for littering
We issue on-the-spot fixed penalty notices of up to £500 for littering. Find out how to pay challenge one.
We have street-based patrols operating in partnership with APCOA. Officers can issue on-the-spot fixed penalty notices (FPNs) of up to £500 to offenders caught littering.
Challenge a fixed penalty notice
If you believe a fixed penalty notice was issued incorrectly, you can challenge it. You must do this within 14 days.
You must provide evidence of one of the following:
- no offence has been committed
- you did not commit the offence
We will not accept a challenge to a fixed penalty notice based on any of the following:
- not knowing about the legislation or that it could be enforced
- not being a local resident
- committing the offence for the first time
- previously committing the offence without receiving a penalty or warning
- lack of signage