Author: Henry Martin for Mailonline

Published: December 10, 2021, 07:37 EDT | Updated: December 10, 2021, 11:03 EDT

A grandmother was fined 400 pounds for tipping in the air after leaving a cardboard box outside her home for her son to accept the tip.

On Wednesday afternoon, 69-year-old Pamela Holmes left a package measuring 4 feet 6 inches x 4 feet 6 inches on the edge of the grass outside her semi-detached house in Burton, Dorset. , Used for hot tub covers.

Her son should swing up the next day to pick up and handle it.

But overnight, a neighbor called her to the local council, and a city council guard of “jobsworth” (jobsworth) saw the name and address on the box at 9 am on Thursday. At 30 minutes, I came to her door.

The retired secretary, Mrs. Holmes, said that the police officer "understood her rights" and she worried that she would be arrested while discussing at the door.

He gave her a fine of £400 and warned her that if she refuses to pay the fine within four weeks, she will be taken to court with a fine of up to £50,000.

On Wednesday afternoon, 69-year-old Pamela Holmes left the 4 ft 6 in x 4 ft 6 in package on the edge of the grass outside her semi-detached house in Burton, Dorset. Placed a hot tub cover

Mrs. Holmes said she did not want to pay the fine, but she also did not want to go to court and obtain a criminal record because it would embarrass her son.

She said that she left "spitting" after the encounter. If she kept tipping, she would not throw things with her name and address outside of her home.

Mrs. Holmes believed that she was an "easy target" for the official and claimed that the committee had previously spent several days in response to a larger-scale aerial dumping incident in the area.

She said: "The lid of the hot tub came on Tuesday, and we put the cardboard box on the edge of the house on Wednesday afternoon so that my son could come over and pick it up to get a tip."

"However, at 9:30 a.m., an official of the BCP committee knocked on my door.

"He said there were reports that someone tipped the plane and asked if the box outside was mine.

Mrs. Holmes said she did not want to pay the fine, but she also did not want to go to court and obtain a criminal record because it would embarrass her son

"I said yes, he read my rights. I thought I would be arrested.

"He said that if I go to court, I could be fined as much as £50,000.

"I explained that I left the box there for my son to pick it up, and he said that according to my explanation, he was going to leave the matter after the fixed penalty notice was notified."

"I almost fainted when he said it was 400 pounds. The fine was almost as much as the hot tub cover.

"I tried to tell him that I was not secretly tipping, and if I were, why would I leave something with my name and address on the outside of my own house.

"Too many tire rollovers happened around her, but maybe I can easily become a target.

"I don't want to pay a fine, but if I resist in court, I will have to pay a higher fine and get a criminal record, and my (another) son is a police officer, which would be embarrassing."

"I sneered at the whole thing. It is a friendly community and I have lived here for eight years without any problems.

"People leave toys and other items outside their homes, and if others want to, they can take them away. When we have an apple tree, we will leave a box of apples on the side of the road for everyone to take."

"I don't know who reported us."

Sarah Boyce, a local resident, posted on social media: “Therefore, it takes several days of BCP to do anything with the'correct' flight tip, but you did it in a few hours.” I Knowing that we all want to solve the missile problem, but this seems a bit out of proportion.

Ryan Watts posted: "The poor lady was fined 400 pounds because some nosy bastards thought she had stolen a package with her name written outside her home."

Assemblyman Mark Anderson, the BCP Committee Environment and Local Investment Portfolio Holder, said: "Tipping is a growing problem facing parliaments across the country, and this is why we are taking tough action on tipping. 

"Between August 2021 and December 2021, the BCP committee has issued 114 fixed penalty notices for flight tipping violations. 

'This is not only illegal, but it can also cause serious environmental problems and adversely affect the local landscape. 

"Furthermore, flying tips can cause mental health problems for people living near areas where flying tips are prolific, so we must address this problem head-on, which is very important.

"We want our urban areas to become world-class-one of the most suitable coastal areas in the world for living, working, investing, and entertaining. As part of our cleaner, greener and safer campaign, this pilot will help us Work hard to achieve this goal.'

A spokesperson for the BCP committee added: “Our Contractor Waste Investigation Support and Enforcement (WISE) representative committee issued fine notices to residents who left large amounts of waste on grass and public land. 

"This is in response to regional concerns about increased flight tips. If they believe this is incorrect, officials recommend that residents follow the appeal procedure outlined in the notice."

"Since August, our aerial dumping operations in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole have increased significantly, and partnerships have curbed the occurrence of household or commercial waste to make our communities and streets cleaner." 

"Inappropriate waste management threatens our environment, climate and public finances. People must take responsible actions to help all residents, businesses and tourists in our region."

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