Fines
You may face a fine if you are caught littering, failing to clean up after your dog or spoiling our environment. These fines are called Fixed Penalty Notices.
Pay your fine
If you’ve received a Fixed Penalty Notice you can pay online.
Why fines are issued
Our residents, businesses and visitors want Arun to be clean - especially our high streets and popular tourist areas.
We hope the cost of a fine will make people think twice about activities that have a negative impact on our environment.
Fines can be issued for dropping litter and cigarette butts, not clearing up after your dog, graffiti and putting up posters without permission (‘fly-posting’).
Charges
There are three possible fine amounts, depending on the activity. Fines are reduced if you pay early.
Littering
- £65 – if paid within 14 days
- £80 – if paid after 14 days
Dog fouling
- £75 – if paid within 14 days
- £100 – if paid after 14 days
Graffiti and flyposting
- £50 – if paid within 10 days
- £80 – if paid after 10 days
If a fine isn’t paid, you may have to go to court and can face a much bigger fine, the maximum being £5,000.
Appeals and questions
Our cleansing department issues fines for littering and dog fouling, contact us via: