A smoker has been fined £558 for dropping his cigarette on a road in front of council staff.
Alex Davis was spotted by council workers dropping his cigarette in Thornbury, Gloucestershire Alex Davis was walking 20 metres in front of council workers in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, when he dropped his cigarette on the road and strolled off.
But the Gloucester resident failed to pay the initial £150 fee, and was found guilty of littering at Bristol magistrates court on Monday. Councillor Rachael Hunt, cabinet member responsible for environmental enforcement at South Gloucestershire Council, said: ‘Discarded cigarette ends are one of the most common forms of littering that our Street Enforcement Officers encounter, especially on our high streets.
‘Cigarette ends are unsightly, and it can take between 18 months and 10 years for their component parts to decompose.
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