Fines of £1,000 for leaving bin out too long
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People who leave their wheelie bins out for too long could be fined £1,000 after a local authority claimed they posed a danger to blind people.

The penalty, being considered by officials in Bedford, would be the largest ever imposed by a council related to the use of bins. Letters warning of the fines have gone out to 65,000 homes in the borough, despite the Government condemning such disproportionate punishments.

Householders have been told they run the risk of huge fines if they fail to remove their bins from the street within 24 hours of them being emptied.

According to the council the move is intended to make the streets safer for blind and partially sighted people who find the objects hazardous when left blocking pavements. But locals have expressed anger at the proposals, which would see people facing fines 12 times greater than on the spot penalties handed out to......Fines of £1,000 for leaving bin out too long - Telegraph