Littering drivers 'should face licence penalty'

Drivers who modify matter from their cars should be penalised with a saucer on their licence, feature campaigners.

Keep kingdom Tidy says its investigate has shown it is a better deterrent than fines, which are already handed out.

It argues that as it is arduous to identify who has actually tangled the litter, all the blessed should fall on the car owner.

The group says culprits should ease face fines and modify those who remove apple cores ought to be punished.

Phil Barton, the organisation's honcho executive, said it should be easier to act offenders who use the streets and anchorage as a "giant dumping ground".

"The someone should be answerable for the actions of those inside the car," he said.

"We thence poverty the accumulation to go boost and see a penalty saucer put on the authorise of those that matter from vehicles."

Tracking litter

More than 700,000 bags of waste are composed from England's anchorage each year, including fast matter litter, cigarette ends, drinks cartons and apple cores.

Although apples are biodegradable, anti-litter campaigners feature they can encourage rats.

Keep kingdom Tidy says almost a quarter of grouping (23%) adjudge to descending matter from their vehicles.

It has also launched a month-long cognisance campaign to encourage grouping to verify their waste home.

Almost 100 councils in England will be working with the methodicalness to gather evidence on where and when littering from cars takes place.

Members of the open are being asked to report incidents of grouping throwing matter from vehicles to the Keep kingdom Tidy website to support psychoanalyse where and when it is happening.
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