Pay a Fixed Penalty Notice
Since 1st November 2009 our Environmental Enforcement officers have issued Fixed Penalty Notices (FPN) for a range of environmental crimes. Examples of environmental offences are things such as:
- dropping litter, chewing gum or cigarette butts
- fly-posting and unauthorised distribution of printed materials
- graffiti
- failing to pick up dog mess
- those who continually leave their rubbish or recycling waste out for collection days before the scheduled collection
- those who continually leave contaminated waste or recycling out for collection.
Failing to pay an Environmental FPN will make you liable to conviction for the offence. If no payment is received, we may prepare a file for consideration of prosecution.
Please visit our web page about Penalty Charge Notices (PCN) for car parking offences, or visit www.councilparking.org/lincsparking to pay, challenge or view a PCN.
How to pay a Fixed Penalty Notice
Pay a FPN online
You can pay a FPN online by selecting 'other payments', then 'community safety and enforcement' and finally 'fixed penalty notice'. To pay online, you will need:
- the FPN reference number
- to enter the name exactly as it appears on the FPN
- the address details.
Pay a FPN by telephone
Call customer services on 01775 761161 and have your payment card and FPN to hand.
Pay a FPN in person
Please note that our offices are not open due to COVID-19 and as such, this option to pay in person is currently unavailable.
We have payment machines at our office address below. Please bring your payment card and FPN and if you need help using the payment machine, we'll be happy to help.
South Holland District Council
Priory Road
Spalding
Lincolnshire
PE11 2XE
Acceptable methods of payment
Environmental FPN charges
The table below shows the cost of FPNs and how the charge can increase if payment isn't made within the stated timescales. The table also includes what legislation the offence is covered by.
| Offence | Act of Parliament (Offence) | Acts of Parliament (FPN) | If paid within 7 days | If paid within 10 days | If paid within 14 days | If paid within 28 days | Maximum penalty if convicted by court |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littering | Section 87 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 | Section 88 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 | £50 | n/a | £75 | n/a | £2,500 |
| Unauthorised distribution of printed materials | Schedule 3A, paragraph 1 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 | Schedule 3A, paragraph 7 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 | £50 | n/a | £75 | n/a | £2,500 |
| Fly-posting | Section 44 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 | Section 43 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 | £50 | n/a | £75 | n/a | £2,500 |
| Repairing or carrying out restricted works on a motor vehicle on a road | Section 4 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 | Section 6 of the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 | £70 | n/a | £100 | n/a | £2,500 |
| Graffiti | Section 44 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 | Section 43 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 | n/a | n/a | £75 | n/a | £2,500 |
| Failure to comply with a waste receptacles notice (Household) | Section 46 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 | Section 47ZA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 | £70 | n/a | £100 | n/a | £1,000 |
| Failure to comply with a waste receptacles notice (Commercial/Industrial) | Section 47 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 | Section 47ZA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 | £70 | n/a | £100 | n/a | £1,000 |
| Failure to remove dog mess | Section 3 of the Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996 | Section 4 of the Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996 | n/a | n/a | £50 | n/a | £1,000 |
| Breach of Public Space Protection Order | Section 63 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 | Section 68 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 | £50 | n/a | £75 | n/a | £500 (Level 2) |
| Breach of Public Space Protection Order | Section 67 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 | Section 68 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 | £50 | n/a | £75 | n/a | £1,000 (Level 3) |
| Breach of Community Protection Notice | Section 48 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 | Section 52 of the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 | £75 | n/a | £100 | n/a | £2,500 (Level 4) Issued to an individual. Fine issued to a body |
| Fly tipping | Section 33 (1)(a) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 | Section 33ZA of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 | n/a | £120 | £200 | n/a | £50,000 A fine or imprisonment or both |
| Abandoning a vehicle | Section 2 of the Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 | Section 2A of the Refuse Disposal (Amenity) Act 1978 | £120 | n/a | £200 | n/a | Level 4 or imprisonment or both |
| Littering from a vehicle | Section 88a of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 | Section 88 (1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 | n/a | n/a | £50 | £75 | £2,500 (Level 4) |