Roy Marsh, 86, says the penalty from enforcement officers was ‘unnecessary and all out of proportion’
A man has claimed he was fined £250 for spitting after a leaf blew into his mouth in Lincolnshire.
Roy Marsh, 86, was given the financial penalty after the incident in Skegness earlier this year. He is now calling for “responsible” litter enforcement.
East Lindsey district council (ELDC) told the BBC the enforcement teams, who work on behalf of the authority, would “only approach individuals who have been seen committing environmental crime offences”.
The story emerged in a Facebook post by his daughter Jane Fitzpatrick.
