Coventry City Council has increased fly-tipping fixed penalty notices (FPNs) to £1000 to further support its efforts to tackle fly-tipping in the city.
Until now it was £200 for fly-tipping / duty of care and £100 for littering.
Councillors are hoping that the new £1,000 FPN for fly-tipping acts as even more of a deterrent.
The fines serve as a clear warning that illegal waste disposal will not be tolerated, and offenders will face serious consequences.
Cllr Abdul Salam Khan, Deputy Council Leader, said: “Residents and councillors have been calling for an increase in the FPNs and we’ll monitor the impact this has.
“There are neighbourhoods in the city where there is a higher amount of fly-tipping incidents, and that’s why we are also publishing our Wall of Shame video coverage of the perpetrators. We are making people aware that they will be caught.
“Anyone who witnesses fly-tipping can report it anonymously and we also have officers who are out and about in hotspots.
“We investigate, take action and we use all legal options available to us wherever we find fly-tipping. We are really determined to help improve neighbourhoods.”
The latest Wall of Shame video, published on Coventry City Council’s social media channels today (22 October) shows more fly-tippers flouting the law, in this latest footage leaving pushchairs and binbags on street corners in the city.
The cameras are located at hotspots in the city to help to crackdown on the problem.
Over the last twelve months alone the Council has had to deal with almost 6000 (5883) instances of fly-tipping.
Officers do regular checks across the city and deal with fly tipped materials on our land straight away. They also routinely serve notices on tenants, landlords and landowners to clear their land and make repairs on their properties.
Over the last year they’ve served over 900 notices, and issued 250 fixed penalties for waste related offences. The Council is hoping the much higher fines of £1000 will act as even more of a deterrent.
Members of the public are being encouraged to report anyone they recognise in the video by emailing flytipping-cctv@coventry.gov.uk or anonymously by going to https://www.coventry.gov.uk/flytipping or calling 08085 834333.
The latest Wall of Shame can be watched on the Council's YouTube now.