My B&D Quick links Welcome to Barking and Dagenham Search for Breadcrumb HomeNewsCigarette tosser costs car owner hundreds of pounds Cigarette tosser costs car owner hundreds of pounds Monday 22 November 2021 Adults , Council , Residents Thanks to eagled eyed Barking and Dagenham Council enforcement officers, a driver from Newham has been fined over £800 for failing to disclose the details of the driver caught littering from his car. On the 15 October 2020, while on patrol on the Heathway, Dagenham, enforcement officers witnessed the driver of a blue Mercedes dispose of a cigarette end from their window. As officers were unable to identify the perpetrator there and then, they ran the car registration through the DVLA and discovered the vehicle belonged to Mr Andrzej Siwak. He was then issued a notice in accordance with s.17 Greater London Council’s General Powers Act 1972, which required him to provide the details of the person who was driving at the time of the offence. A person who fails to comply with the above notice is liable to prosecution for the offence for which the maximum fine is £1,000. However, Mr Sjwak failed to respond and was summoned to Barkingside Magistrates Court on 24 August 2021, and he failed to attend. In his absence, Mr Sjwak was found guilty and was ordered to pay a fine of £250, costs of £532 to Barking and Dagenham Council and a Victim Surcharge of £34. Councillor Margaret Mullane, Cabinet Member for Enforcement and Community Safety said: “How hard is it to use a bin? If the person who had dropped the cigarette had done just that, it would have saved a lot of officer time and the owner of the car wouldn’t have to stump up a huge amount of money. “I’d like to thank the officers involved for witnessing the incident and acting so quickly to identify the individual. We won’t stand for anyone trying to turn our streets into a public dump.” More stories that might be of interest Dagenham garage fined for failing to provide waste removal documents Barking and Dagenham Mayor presented with an Oak tree to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Little Book Hut inspires a big appetite for reading at East London school Cash & Carry fined huge fee for breaking Street Trading Licence rules Fags a lot! Car owner ordered to pay huge fine for dropped cigarette East London School begins impressive playground transformation Top achieving GCSE students celebrated at Colin Pond Trust Scholarship Awards Dodgy Dagenham landlords fined thousands for unlawful evictions Celebrating our differences during Interfaith Week 2021 A little bit of kindness is going a long way in memory of two-year-old from East London See all news Share this story: Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Linkedin Subscribe to One Borough newsletter Subscribe to receive updates on news, events, jobs and council updates that affect you. Subscribe Follow us Facebook Twitter YouTube Linkedin Footer menu Contact us Accessibility Feedback Privacy Sign up for our newsletter About our website London borough of Barking and Dagenham © 2018. All rights reserved. Cookie Control Your choice regarding cookies on this site We use cookies to provide the best possible service on our website Accept cookiesI Do Not AcceptMy Cookie Preferences