No butts: Smokers liable for cigarette fines

Stuart Page (Associate)

I have been asked by a client today to advise on the position of flicking a cigarette butt out of the window of a car.

There have been lots of cases on this since the smoking ban was introduced in 2007 because people have to smoke outside and drop cigarette ends. Under the Environmental Protection Act any dropping of litter is an offence, arguments have been used such as biodegradable but these have been unsuccessful. Read more »