Ammanford woman fined for litter offence
An Ammanford woman has been ordered to pay £175 by the courts after throwing litter from a car at McDonalds in Cross Hands.
Natasha Paul, aged 21, of Parc Penrhiw, Betws, was convicted for an offence under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 at Ammanford Magistrates Court.
The prosecution was brought by Carmarthenshire County Council.
The court heard that the council’s environmental enforcement officers were on duty on Thursday, January 14 when they saw a woman throw litter from a car parked in the McDonalds car park in Cross Hands.
The officers approached the vehicle and explained what they had seen and issued a fixed penalty notice of £75.
However, Paul failed to pay the penalty by the specified time. A reminder letter was sent, but no payment was received.
Magistrates fined Paul £75 (reduced from a £105 because she had pleaded guilty at the first hearing) and ordered her to pay £100 towards prosecution costs.
The council hopes this latest case will now act as a warning to would-be litterbugs in the county that if they flout the law they will be prosecuted.
The council’s executive board member for the environment Councillor Haydn Jones said: “Dropping litter is against the law, whether it is discarding rubbish from a vehicle, throwing cigarette ends or spitting out chewing gum.
“This will not be tolerated and the culprits will be punished. There is no excuse for littering our streets.”
Natasha Paul, aged 21, of Parc Penrhiw, Betws, was convicted for an offence under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 at Ammanford Magistrates Court.
The prosecution was brought by Carmarthenshire County Council.
The court heard that the council’s environmental enforcement officers were on duty on Thursday, January 14 when they saw a woman throw litter from a car parked in the McDonalds car park in Cross Hands.
The officers approached the vehicle and explained what they had seen and issued a fixed penalty notice of £75.
However, Paul failed to pay the penalty by the specified time. A reminder letter was sent, but no payment was received.
Magistrates fined Paul £75 (reduced from a £105 because she had pleaded guilty at the first hearing) and ordered her to pay £100 towards prosecution costs.
The council hopes this latest case will now act as a warning to would-be litterbugs in the county that if they flout the law they will be prosecuted.
The council’s executive board member for the environment Councillor Haydn Jones said: “Dropping litter is against the law, whether it is discarding rubbish from a vehicle, throwing cigarette ends or spitting out chewing gum.
“This will not be tolerated and the culprits will be punished. There is no excuse for littering our streets.”
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