Fixed Penalty Notice charges
By law, we may issue a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) for some offences.
FPNs are a means of enforcement that avoids a criminal record for the defendant. We may issue a FPN for a first offence without giving a warning.
The table below shows the FPN amount to be paid for each type of offence.
Environment offences
| Offence | Amount to be paid |
|---|---|
| Engine idling | £20 if paid within 28 days, £40 after 28 days |
| Nuisance parking | £100 |
| Dog fouling | £150 |
| Fly-posting | £150 |
| Graffiti | £150 |
| Littering | £150 |
| Urinating | £150 |
|
Unauthorised distribution of literature on designated land |
£150 |
| Abandoning a vehicle | £200 |
Smoking offences
| Offence | Amount to be paid |
|---|---|
|
Smoking in a designated smoke-free place |
£50 |
|
Failure to display a no-smoking sign when required |
£200 |
Waste disposal offences
| Offence | Amount to be paid |
|---|---|
| Unauthorised disposal of waste – fly-tipping | £400 |
| Duty of care – domestic waste | £400 |
| Commercial waste receptacle offences | £110 |
| Failure to furnish document – waste carriers licence | £300 |
| Failure to produce authority – waste transfer notes | £300 |
Skip offences
| Offence | Amount to be paid |
|---|---|
| Failure to secure removal of a skip | £100 |
| Depositing a builder's skip on a highway without permission | £100 |
| Failure to secure lighting or other markings on a builder's skip with name and address | £100 |
| Failure to remove or reposition a builder's skip | £100 |
Highway offences
| Offence | Amount to be paid |
|---|---|
| Wilful obstruction of the highway | £100 |
| Erecting a building, fence or hedge on a highway | £100 |
| Pitching of stalls, booths or stands or encamping on a highway | £100 |
| Depositing anything on the highway to the interpretation of the user | £100 |
| Depositing material on a made-up carriageway | £100 |
| Depositing material etc. within 15 feet from the centre of a made up carriageway | £100 |
Street trading offences
| Offence | Amount to be paid |
|---|---|
| Unlicensed street trading | £100 |
| Failure to produce a Street Trading licence on demand | £100 |
| Using stall, etc., for roadside sales in certain circumstances | £100 |
Compliance failures and breaches of orders, notices or conditions
| Offence | Amount to be paid |
|---|---|
| Breach of Community Protection Notice (CPN) | £100 |
| Breach of Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) | £100 |
| Breach of condition of a street trading licence or temporary licence | £100 |
| Failure to comply with conditions of permission | £100 |
| Failure to comply with a notice requiring removal of tree or shrub | £100 |
| Failure to comply with a notice requiring works to prevent soil and refuse escaping onto the street or into a sewer | £100 |