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Fly-tippers should face higher fines, Reform UK urges
Key takeaways
- Richard Wheeler Political reporter PA Media Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice Fly-tippers would face higher on-the-spot fines under proposals drawn up by Reform UK.
- Reform deputy leader Richard Tice said the amount of litter on the streets, in parks and in the countryside is a "sign of just how broken Britain is".
- Tice called for the upper limit for fixed penalty notices (FPNs) to be increased to £5,000.
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Richard Wheeler Political reporter PA Media Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice Fly-tippers would face higher on-the-spot fines under proposals drawn up by Reform UK.
Reform deputy leader Richard Tice said the amount of litter on the streets, in parks and in the countryside is a "sign of just how broken Britain is".
Tice called for the upper limit for fixed penalty notices (FPNs) to be increased to £5,000. The party also wants an annual "national action day" to help "rekindle civic pride" and more action to tackle littering connected to fast food outlets.
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