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From: Denc 🗡
Why I no longer live there number 4590233… Lib Dem council fines woman £150 for pouring coffee down drain We are protecting the waterways, says Richmond council A Lib Dem-led council has fined a woman £150 for pouring her coffee down a drain. Burcu Yesilyurt believed she had been acting responsibly by emptying the remnants of her drink down a road gully, rather than taking the cup on the bus at the risk of spilling it. But she was caught by three council enforcement officers on Oct 10 at the bus stop near Richmond station, south-west London, who fined her under Section 33 of the Environment Protection Act 1990. “It feels quite unfair. I think the fine is extreme. It’s not proportionate,” she told the BBC. Ms Yesilyurt was fined £150, which could be reduced to £100 if she pays within 14 days. Richmond-upon-Thames council, which has been under Liberal Democrat control since 2018, insisted its officers had “acted professionally and objectively”.

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Why I no longer live there number 4590233…...[more]	Denc 🗡	14:15:50
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