A girl’s £500 tremendous for leaving an Ikea cupboard on a pavement for passers-by to take has been referred to as “disappointing” by her MP.
Isabelle Pepin left the storage unit in entrance of her home in Southbourne, Bournemouth, within the hope another person may use it.
However the graphic designer and artist was issued a £500 tremendous by a contractor working for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council.
They mentioned the furnishings was left on a public freeway reasonably than Ms Pepin’s personal property so was deemed to be fly-tipping.
A fly-tipping fastened penalty discover from the council is £500 if paid inside 14 days however will rise to £1,000 if paid after that and inside 28 days.
Jessica Toale, the MP for Bournemouth West, mentioned the tremendous was “disappointing”.
The Labour MP informed the BBC: “This, in some ways, is a distraction from the real fly-tipping you see, which blights local neighbourhoods.
“I feel that is the place the main focus ought to be, not on individuals making an attempt to recycle a chunk of furnishings which might be helpful to anyone else.”
She mentioned she is contemplating asking the related authorities about a lot of these fines.
The council had beforehand mentioned the cupboard had been left on the street for 4 days with no signal saying it was free to take.
It additionally mentioned the cupboard’s “condition” meant it might not have had any additional use, though Ms Pepin mentioned there was “still life left in it”.
Ms Pepin mentioned a council officer knocked on her door to inform her there was an issue with it being there so she moved it again onto her property after which disposed of it.
She mentioned she was contemplating taking authorized motion after an enchantment was rejected.
“I do feel this is an excessive fine. There was no intention of fly-tipping. It was outside my own house,” she added.
