A £1,000 fine for putting the bins out early symbolises the jobsworth overreach of local government
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A £1,000 fine for putting the bins out early symbolises the jobsworth overreach of local government
A £1,000 fine for putting the bins out early symbolises the jobsworth overreach of local government
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Robert Jenrick said Hammersmith and Fulham Council, which eventually withdrew the penalty, was acting like the ‘Stasi’

Bungling staff have threatened a mother who left furniture outside her property to go to a good home with prison and fined a man…

Clyde Strachan, 37, decided to help refuse collectors by placing his rubbish outside his West Kensington home shortly before…

Local authorities are profiting from ‘busybody fines’ while more serious criminal behaviour goes unpunished

Haringey council’s penalty seems extortionate – especially when other authorities charge lower amounts

Southwark forced to refund £485k after quoting wrong law on penalty notices