Pay your Fixed Penalty Notice
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If you have been issued a fixed penalty notice you must pay the fine. Detailed below are a few offences where we issue a notice and what penalty notices look like.
There is also an online payment option below.
If you wish to dispute a payment please use the complaints form below.
Fixed Penalty Notices Coronavirus
Local authorities have been given temporary powers to enforce the compulsory closure of certain businesses. This is to comply with laws introduced to halt the spread of COVID-19. Our officers will work with police where necessary to enforce regulations.
It is an offence to breach the regulations and could result in fixed penalty notices (FPNs) being issued or prosecution and an unlimited fine.
If you receive a fixed penalty notice:
- Please enter the amount shown on your FPN
- Pay the £100 fine within 28 calendar days of the notice being issued
- If payment is made within 14 days of the date of the notice, the fixed penalty is reduced to £50
- Dispute the issuing of the notice and await the court summons or request a court hearing
If you do not pay or if the court rules against you, you may be liable to pay a higher fine.
Subsequent FPNs issued will be of increasing amounts with no discount for early payment.
Littering
Section 87 Environmental Protection Act 1990. If you have been issued with a fixed penalty notice for the attached offence then you will have 14 days to make a payment, from when you received the Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) letter.
If you have been issued with a notice of breach, as attached then this is not the fixed penalty notice and your 14 day period has not commenced. Once you receive your FPN, you will have 10 days, including weekends to make a discounted payment of £75, after this period you will then be required to pay the full amount of £150.
When making payment please provide the reference number attached to top right hand corner of the FPN, labelled ref. It is your responsibility to pay the correct amount, failure to do so may result in further action being taken against yourself. Failure to pay may result in prosecution at court.
Flytipping
Section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. If you have been issued with a fixed penalty notice for the attached offence then you will have 14 days to make a payment, from when you received the Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) letter.
If you have been issued with a notice of breach, as attached then this is not the fixed penalty notice and your 14 day period has not commenced. Once you receive your FPN, you will have 10 days, including weekends to make a discounted payment of £250, after this period you will then be required to pay the full amount of £400.
When making payment please provide the reference number attached to top right hand corner of the FPN, labelled ref. It is your responsibility to pay the correct amount, failure to do so may result in further action being taken against yourself. Failure to pay may result in prosecution at court.
Householder duty of care
Section 34 (2a) and 6 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. If you have been issued with a fixed penalty notice for the attached offence then you will have 14 days to make a payment, from when you received the Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) letter.
If you have been issued with a notice of breach, as attached then this is not the fixed penalty notice and your 14 day period has not commenced. Once you receive your FPN, you will have 10 days, including weekends to make a discounted payment of £250, after this period you will then be required to pay the full amount of £400.
When making payment please provide the reference number attached to top right hand corner of the FPN, labelled ref. It is your responsibility to pay the correct amount, failure to do so may result in further action being taken against yourself. Failure to pay may result in prosecution at court.
Commercial duty of care
Section 34 (5) and (6) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. If you have been issued with a fixed penalty notice for the attached offence then you will have 14 days to make a payment, from when you received the Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) letter.
If you have been issued with a notice of breach, as attached then this is not the fixed penalty notice and your 14 day period has not commenced. Once you receive your FPN, you will have 10 days, including weekends to make a discounted payment of £180, after this period you will then be required to pay the full amount of £300.
When making payment please provide the reference number attached to top right hand corner of the FPN, labelled ref. It is your responsibility to pay the correct amount, failure to do so may result in further action being taken against yourself. Failure to pay may result in prosecution at court.
Public spaces protection order
Section 63 and 67 of the Anti-social Behaviour Crime & Policing Act 2014. If you have been issued with a fixed penalty notice for the attached offence then you will have 14 days to make a payment, from when you received the Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN).
If you have been issued with an on the spot FPN, as attached, you will have 14 days from the date of issue. When making payment please provide the LA ref number located on the top right hand corner of the notice. If you receive a letter FPN, you will have 14 days once the letter has been received.
With both FPN’s you will have 10 days, including weekends to make a discounted payment of £50, after this period you will then be required to pay the full amount of £75. It is your responsibility to pay the correct amount, failure to do so may result in further action being taken against yourself. Failure to pay may result in prosecution at court.
Community protection notice
Section 48 of the Anti-social Behaviour Crime & Policing Act 2014. If you have been issued with a fixed penalty notice for the attached offence then you will have 14 days to make a payment, from when you received the Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) letter.
Once you receive your FPN, you will have 10 days, including weekends to make a discounted payment of £60, after this period you will then be required to pay the full amount of £100. When making payment please provide the reference number attached to top right hand corner of the FPN, labelled ref.
It is your responsibility to pay the correct amount, failure to do so may result in further action being taken against yourself. Failure to pay may result in prosecution at court.
Abandoned vehicles
Refuse disposal (Amenity) Act 1978. If you have been issued with a fixed penalty notice for the attached offence then you will have 14 days to make a payment, from when you received the Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN) letter.
If you have been issued with a notice of breach, as attached then this is not the fixed penalty notice and your 14 day period has not commenced. Once you receive your FPN, you will have 14 days, including weekends to make the payment of £200 discounted to £120 if paid within 10 days.
When making payment please provide the reference number attached to top right hand corner of the FPN, labelled ref. It is your responsibility to pay the correct amount, failure to do so may result in further action being taken against yourself. Failure to pay may result in prosecution at court.
Here are some examples of penalty charge notice receipts:
