Another fine for littering and giving a false address

A woman who dropped a cigarette in the town centre has been fined £802 – after giving a false address and not paying a £50 Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN).

This is the second resident successfully prosecuted by Crawley Borough Council for giving a false address to Community Wardens.

In August 2020, the Crawley resident was seen dropping a cigarette butt and not picking it up in The Martlets by a Community Warden. The warden issued a £50 on-the-spot FPN for littering but was given a false address.

At Crawley Magistrates’ Court in April, the resident was found guilty of two offences under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. She was:

• Fined £200 for dropping the cigarette butt
• Fined £300 for giving a false address
• Ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £50
• Ordered to pay full prosecution costs of £252

The Chair of the Magistrates said that he was very pleased that there were local authority officers willing to follow through those who provide false information.

The Community Wardens patrol the whole of Crawley and anyone dropping litter can be issued with a FPN. The council may prosecute those who do not pay the FPN or give false information.