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Stoke-on-Trent couple fined £1,200 after clearing up rubbish
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That's a big oof, and I feel really sorry for them.
Area has a rubbish problem. Council considers it fly tipping.
Someone tries to help by arranging it, Council now has a name for the fly-tipping, sends the fine, problem "solved".
I've often worried when reporting fly tips in the past, that my council will just use me as the closest thing they have to a lead!
The lesson is, I guess, if you're going to do this, take it to the tip.
Readers will be pleased to see that their gofundme is now standing at £1800!
I thought about chipping in a tenner, but apparently gofundme sends your real name to the fundraisers, which is a bit uncomfortable for me.
Agreed, but rather than take it to the tip (and therefore have to pay fees to dump anyway) just don’t put your name on the box. Be the anonymous hero that the council needs, but very much does not deserve.
So glad to hear their fundraising outstripped the fines! If council won’t reward them (as they so obviously should have), I’m glad that the people rallied to do so.