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Gedling Borough Council headquarters in Arnot Hill Park, Arnold, Nottinghamshire

People caught littering in Gedling will now be hit with a more-than-doubled charge of £150 after the council approved an increase to the fine. Documents released by Gedling Borough Council on Saturday (August 16) show the charge for a Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) for littering will now increase from £65 to a minimum of £150 in an effort to put residents off the offence and to generate more income.

If the fine is paid within seven days of being issued, this would reduce to £100. The £65 charge had remained unchanged since 2019 but, in 2023, the government increased the maximum fines for littering from £150 to £500.

The council’s documents say the previous lower fine was “relatively low” compared to

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