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Just before Christmas, I parked my car on the road and, when I got out, I was stopped by a man who said (this is more or less word-for-word) "I'm not being funny, but I work as a litter expert and I've got footage on my dashcam of you dropping a cigarette end on the floor. I'm going to be sending that footage to the Council and you will be getting a fine, just so you know." And that was it.
I was a bit shocked and didn't say anything. I assumed he was just a weirdo and nothing would come of it. But I've now had an FPN through the post.
I've no idea who the guy was. Maybe a member of the public and amazingly the Council have accepted his footage and processed an FPN. Maybe an off-duty litter cop freelancing (he wasn't on-duty - it was school pick up time and he was collecting his grandkid - I saw him later in the yard).
I am a bit furious about the lack-of-proper procedure in the whole thing and the fact that I was being secretly filmed sitting in my car (possibly an offence?). I think he was filming, rather than just bullshitting, because I don't think he made a note of my licence plate.
Incidentally, yes I did drop a cigarette end. But, afterwards, as a precaution (although I felt I had just had nothing more than an odd encounter, I must not have just completely shrugged it off) I filmed myself putting in in the bin, including my fitbit with the date and time. I don't know if that will prove useful or not. But my main focus is not avoiding the fine. I want to kick up a fuss about the whole WTF aspect of it and find out how it all unfolded.
Many thanks for reading.
How do you think I should proceed?
Just before Christmas, I parked my car on the road and, when I got out, I was stopped by a man who said (this is more or less word-for-word) "I'm not being funny, but I work as a litter expert and I've got footage on my dashcam of you dropping a cigarette end on the floor. I'm going to be sending that footage to the Council and you will be getting a fine, just so you know." And that was it.
I was a bit shocked and didn't say anything. I assumed he was just a weirdo and nothing would come of it. But I've now had an FPN through the post.
I've no idea who the guy was. Maybe a member of the public and amazingly the Council have accepted his footage and processed an FPN. Maybe an off-duty litter cop freelancing (he wasn't on-duty - it was school pick up time and he was collecting his grandkid - I saw him later in the yard).
I am a bit furious about the lack-of-proper procedure in the whole thing and the fact that I was being secretly filmed sitting in my car (possibly an offence?). I think he was filming, rather than just bullshitting, because I don't think he made a note of my licence plate.
Incidentally, yes I did drop a cigarette end. But, afterwards, as a precaution (although I felt I had just had nothing more than an odd encounter, I must not have just completely shrugged it off) I filmed myself putting in in the bin, including my fitbit with the date and time. I don't know if that will prove useful or not. But my main focus is not avoiding the fine. I want to kick up a fuss about the whole WTF aspect of it and find out how it all unfolded.
Many thanks for reading.
How do you think I should proceed?
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