Fixed penalty notices for environmental offences
We give out fixed penalty notices (fines) to people to punish them for committing environmental offences, such as fly-tipping, graffiti and littering.
Pay your fixed penalty notice
How are fixed penalty notices given out?
Our authorised officers can give out fixed penalty notices to offenders in person or via post. You can read about how we enforce our fixed penalty notices in our enforcement policy.
Enforcement policy
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Can you appeal against a fixed penalty notice?
A fixed penalty notice is an opportunity to prevent being taken to court for an offence. Therefore, the law does not provide a right to appeal, because there has not yet been a conviction for an offence.
If you disagree with a fixed penalty notice that you are issued with, you can choose not to pay the penalty and wait to see if you are summoned to court for not paying the fine. In court, you can then present a defence to the magistrates/judge and jury.
Please note: if you do not pay the fixed penalty notice and are then found guilty of the offence in court, the penalty may be far greater than the original fine, depending on what the offence was.
What happens if someone doesn’t pay a fixed penalty notice?
In line with government guidance, we prosecute offenders who do not pay a fixed penalty notice.
What happens to the money we get from fixed penalty notices?
The money goes towards enforcing the various offences for which fixed penalty notices are issued.
| Offence | Legislation | Amount of penalty if paid within 10 days | Amount of penalty if paid within 14 days | Maximum penalty on conviction |
| Depositing litter | S.88 – Environmental Protection Act 1990 | £140 | £200 | £2,500 |
| Waste Deposit Offence | S.33ZA Environmental Protection Act 1990 | £250 | £400 | 5 Years Prison and/or unlimited fine |
| Waste Deposit Offence (more than a small car boot) | S.33ZA Environmental Protection Act 1990 | £650 | £1000 | 5 Years Prison and/or unlimited fine |
| Failure to furnish written descriptions of waste (written information) | S.34 (2) Environmental Protection Act 1990 | £210 | £300 | £5,000 (or on indictment an unlimited fine) |
| Failure to produce Authority (waste carriers license) | S.5B – Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 | £210 | £300 | £5,000 |
| Household Duty of Care | S. 34(2A) Environmental Protection Act 1990 | £250 | £400 | £5,000 (or on indictment an unlimited fine) |
| Unauthorised distribution of free printed matter | Schedule 3A, paras. 1(1) and 7 – Environmental Protection Act 1990 | £50 | £75 | £2,500 |
| Failure to comply with a waste receptacles notice (Commercial) | S.47ZA AND S47ZB Environmental Protection Act 1990 | £60 | £110 | £1,000 |
| Nuisance Parking | S.6(1) Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 | £75 | £100 | £1,000 |
| Abandoning a vehicle | S.2A Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 | £150 | £200 | £2,500 |
| Graffiti and flyposting | S.43 Anti-social Behaviour Act 2003 | £265 | £500 | £1,000 to unlimited |
| Failure to nominate or notify local authority of key holder (within an alarm notification area) | S.73 Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 | £50 | £75 | £1,000 |
| Noise from premises (Domestic) | S.8 Noise Act 1996 | £60 | £110 | £1,000 |
| Noise from premises (Licensed) | S.8 Noise Act 1996 | N/A | £500 | £5,000 |
| Failure to Comply with CPN | S.52 Anti-social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014 | £85 | £100 | £2,500 (individual) or £20,000 (business) |
| Unlicensed Street Trading | London Local Authorities Act 1990 (c.vii) | £110 | £150 | £1,000 |
| Contravention condition of street trading license or temporary license | London Local Authorities Act 1990 (c.vii) | £75 | £100 | £1,000 |
| Making false statement in connection with application for street trading | London Local Authorities Act 1990 (c.vii) | £90 | £125 | £1,000 |
| Resisting or obstructing authorised officer | London Local Authorities Act 1990 (c.vii) | £190 | £250 | £1,000 |
| Failure to produce street trading license on demand | London Local Authorities Act 1990 (c.vii) | £75 | £100 | £1,000 |
| Displaying advertisements in contravention of regulations | S. 224 Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007 | £80 | £100 | £2,500 |
| Painting, inscribing, affixing or picture etc. upon the surface of a highway or tree, structure or works on or in a highway | S. 132 (1) Highways Act 1980 | £75 | £100 | £2,500 |
| Wilful obstruction of the highway | S. 137 (1) Highways Act 1980 | £75 | £100 | £2,500 |
| Erecting / fence / hedge/ building on the highway | S. 138 Highways Act 1980 | £75 | £100 | £2,500 |
| Depositing builder’s skip on highway without permission | S. 139 (3) Highways Act 1980 | £75 | £100 | £2,500 |
| Failure to secure markings / lighting on Skip | S. 139 (4) (a) Highways Act 1980 | £75 | £100 | £2,500 |
| Failure mark skip with name/address | S. 139 (4) (b) Highways Act 1980 | £75 | £100 | £2,500 |
| Failure to remove skip | S. 139 (4) (c) Highways Act 1980 | £75 | £100 | £2,500 |
| Failure to comply with skip conditions | S. 139 (4) (d) Highways Act 1980 | £75 | £100 | £2,500 |
| Notice requiring removal of tree | S. 141(3) Highways Act 1980 | £75 | £100 | £2,500 |
| Using stall for roadside sales | S. 147(a) (2) Highways Act 1980 | £75 | £100 | £2,500 |
| Depositing materials on the highway | S. 148(a) (2) Highways Act 1980 | £75 | £100 | £2,500 |
| Depositing materials within 15 metres of highway | S. 148(b) (2) Highways Act 1980 | £75 | £100 | £2,500 |
| Depositing anything on the highway | S. 148(c) (2) Highways Act 1980 | £75 | £100 | £2,500 |
| Pitching booths, stalls, or encampments | S. 148(d) (2) Highways Act 1980 | £75 | £100 | £2,500 |
| Failure to comply with notice requiring works to prevent Soil or refuse escaping onto street / sewer | S. 151(3) Highways Act 1980 | £75 | £100 | £2,500 |
| Failure to comply with notice requiring removal of projections from buildings | S. 152 (4) Highways Act 1980 | £75 | £100 | £2,500 |
| Failure to comply with notice requiring alteration of door, gate or bar opening outwards onto street | S. 153 (5) Highways Act 1980 | £75 | £100 | £2,500 |
| Dangerous things deposited on highway | S. 161 (1) Highways Act 1980 | £75 | £100 | £2,500 |
| Erecting scaffolding or other structure on the highway without licence or failing to comply with terms of licence or perform duty under subsection (4) | S. 161 (1) Highways Act 1980 | £75 | £100 | £2,500 |
| Breach of PSPO | S. 68 Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 | £85 | £100 | £1,000 |
Published on: 16/01/2025