'Fines and sentencing for fly-tipping need to be an adequate deterrent to what has become an endemic problem across much of the city of Glasgow.'
Stiffer penalties are needed to tackle the “scourge” of fly-tipping in Glasgow, a senior councillor has said, as he urged the Scottish Government to lift the maximum fine.
Councils can hand out fixed penalties of £80 for littering and £200 for fly-tipping while, if a case goes to court, someone convicted of fly-tipping can face a fine of up to £40,000 and/or up to 12 months imprisonment. “I know our hard-working staff who are on the frontline dealing with what is criminal behaviour want to see tougher action and enforcement on this matter. As do citizens I speak with who are often impacted directly by this disgusting behaviour. But we need tougher sanctions to properly tackle this scourge.
Stuart Allison, the director of a ‘Man with a Van’ business, was fined £750 and ordered to pay £1,900 in compensation for the clean-up, after a ‘large-scale’ fly-tipping operation was exposed.
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