Smoker outraged at £833 fine for dropping cigarette then failing to pay

A man caught littering when he dropped a cigarette down a drain has said he is ‘fuming’ after being fined £833.

Carl Smith, 31, refused to pay a £100 on-the-spot fine when he was spotted dropping the butt on May 23. However, when he was challenged, he said that because it wasn’t on the pavement, it didn’t count as littering.

The case was taken to court where he eventually pleaded guilty and was handed.

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