Litter louts face fixed penalties

People found littering Guernsey could face on-the-spot fines under new laws planned for the Channel Island in the autumn.
The States approved a range of new fixed fines in 2006 but the Home Department has only just received the drafted laws.
It is hoped that they will go to the States for approval in September.
Under the drafted laws, anyone found leaving litter in Guernsey could face an on-the-spot fine of up to £70. (from BBC News)

About time this was done...

Yes I agree and we will probably find that 'litter louts' are not your normal run of the mill louts!!! I popped into the Co-op at the Longstore on Sunday to pick up my newspaper and came out behind a middle aged couple who had also been shopping - just outside the door of the Co-op the lady screwed up her receipt and quite deliberately dropped it on the ground....my flabber was totally ghasted!!!!!

i would have told her to pick it up!

By the time it registered they were across the crossing - but a fine would be better than me being and 'unpaid' policewoman........and they were at an age where they should know better and be teaching the younger generation better into the bargain!

ywa i understand ,but do we want to pay more folks to police this?
if islanders stood firm and said no litter and started to work together to make our island more tidy it would be a cheaper and make the island look so much better

Yes I agree there Kat - but I did all my protesting and marches pre pension age! Now I am handing it over to the up and coming generation - as my daughter says to me when I get upset about such things 'mum will it matter to you in a 100 years time? - if not just let it go' - I am far too long in the tooth to be confrontational with couples whilst out on a pleasant Sunday afternoon - so sorry it really is over to the 'Litter Police'... but more power to people who will confront people in those situations.....it's just not me any more!!!

they have litter police in places like edinburgh.something needs to be done but with the chance of the perpetrator becoming violent when confronted i dont feel it should be down to members of the public to confront people who litter

I can see it now..... A lazy lout is given a ticket, then tells the person giving it to them to (naughty words to go away) then crumples up the ticket and throws it on the ground.................. hmmmmmm!!

Good plan...............

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.............or as happened in England the other day when a pensioner accidently dropped a £10 note out of his pocket he was fined £60 for being a litter lout (you couldn't make it up)

karma wrote:.............or as happened in England the other day when a pensioner accidently dropped a £10 note out of his pocket he was fined £60 for being a litter lout (you couldn't make it up)

Call me a cynic but I think somebody has!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It was in all the newpapers and on the news - so that puts everything reported into disrepute - if that is the case.....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1192496/Man-dropped-pound-note-fined-50--littering.html

There are enough people on the dole in Guernsey getting paid for doing nothing..........just a thought but why can't they work a few hours a day picking up litter?

I think some of them do..............better to educate people first though....

alpbach1 wrote:There are enough people on the dole in Guernsey getting paid for doing nothing..........just a thought but why can't they work a few hours a day picking up litter?

Nice idea...... unfortunately the lazy little ******* won't get out of bed!!!!

Also, the liberals won't make them!!!!!

Cor blimey....... seems like us taxpayers getting stiffed again.........................






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kat wrote:i would have told her to pick it up!

Not so long back I was sat in the Crown bar with my wife and some friends and a woman sat across from us was smoking whilst talking to a fella, I just barely tolerate smoking but I do think it rude to keep dropping the ash from the fag on the floor as this woman was doing, so after some time I leaned across the table to her pushed her ashtray closer to her and said. "when the floor is full try using the ashtray" her face was a picture, she didn't say anything, and the floor must have been full cause she started using the ashtray. What made it better was I've always wanted to use that line, I know I'm sad and should get out more.