people throwing litter from cars: where can this be reported?

Re: people throwing litter from cars

dodo said:
people throwing litter from cars, where can this be reported
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Phone the litter warden of the local county council and provide him or her with the car reg number and details of location and time of the offence.
 
Re: people throwing litter from cars

Ron Burgundy said:
be aware you must appear in court for a case to proceed
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That's only if the offender contests it. If he or she pays the $125 fine, then there is no need for the case to go to court.

The litter warden will ask you if you are prepared to appear in court if it comes to that.
 
Re: people throwing litter from cars

hotlips said:
That's only if the offender contests it. If he or she pays the $125 fine, then there is no need for the case to go to court.

The litter warden will ask you if you are prepared to appear in court if it comes to that.
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thats good to hear, i am so sick of seeing fag butts being thrown from cars:mad:
 
It is my contention that the people whom cause the vast majority of litter in this country are smokers, and the children of smokers. I'm not suggesting that all smokers litter but rather that pretty much all litter is caused by smokers. (sorry, I seem to be dragging the thread into LOS territory)
 
I drove behind a car last week and was horrified to see MacDonald cartons thrown out the window, followed shortly by drinks cartons, various chocolate bar wrappers. We flashed our lights at her but she merrily continued cleaning out her car until we turned off. I'm sorry I didn't takethe reg!:mad: I don't think it's fair to blame smokers. Some throw their fag ends out the window, others don't, just as some mothers throw childrens waste out the window and others wait to get home to put it in the bin.
 
liteweight said:
I drove behind a car last week and was horrified to see MacDonald cartons thrown out the window, followed shortly by drinks cartons, various chocolate bar wrappers. We flashed our lights at her but she merrily continued cleaning out her car until we turned off. I'm sorry I didn't takethe reg!:mad: I don't think it's fair to blame smokers. Some throw their fag ends out the window, others don't, just as some mothers throw childrens waste out the window and others wait to get home to put it in the bin.
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Pity you didn't get the reg. I'd have no qualms about turning up in court to give evidence against someone like that. It's certainly not just smokers but I have to say, I think they are pretty bad. I've just walked by the bus stop outside my office and there must be several hundred cigarette butts on the path and about 20 discarded packets.
 
liteweight said:
I don't think it's fair to blame smokers. Some throw their fag ends out the window, others don't, just as some mothers throw childrens waste out the window and others wait to get home to put it in the bin.
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lightweight, I'd contend that those littering mothers :) are smokers; i.e. Litterers are a subset of smokers and their children.
 
vast majority of litter in this country are smokers, and the children of smokers
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How in the name of God do you come to that conclusion ? what has the child of a smoker got to do with littering??????
 
There should be smoking bins next to bus stops, restaurants etc and then there wouldn't be so many fag butts around the place. Chewing gum is worse than fag ends!
 
Agree with you re fag ends, litter, etc. unsightly. Even walking along the canal-bank in a remote location in Co.Kildare, you'd come across all kinds of litter - cans, cartons, takeaways, bottles, plastic bags - left behind by youngsters shopping at the local Mace/Londis/takeaway, sharing the car and driving out to quiet places to mess about.
One thing that strikes me - where do those types of litter originate? The local shops and takeaways, of course. If I'd be in control of the country, I'd insist on legislation where consumables (beverages, sweets, snacks, etc.) are sold - to be sold on the 'loose' (can't think of correct word). Those wishing to buy crisps, drinks, takeaways, would have to bring their own mug/bowl/dish (plastic, of course) of standard size - to be offered free by the manufacturers of beverages/snacks. That would cut out disposable bags, cartons, cans.
What do you think? Up to the 1960s, kids would buy 'pop' in glass bottles and return 'empties' in exchange of pennies. There need to some kind of incentive to discourage careless disposal of empty cans/cartons.

Allendog
 
I think I recall one judge insisting that the cigarette butt be produced in court in cases of prosecution for littering of fag ends. But it is certainly worth following up with the litter warden.

If you see persistent littering at a commercial premises (office, restaurant), the litter warden should certainly be able put pressure to stop this happening.
 
I reported littering from a car previously - as above I had all the details and went straight to the station as it was on the route I was taking. The response from the garda behind the counter in a large country town ? - "Ah, sure, that's not a local car, we wouldn't be able to find it, on your way now."

And so began a long history of disenchantment with the enforcement policies in this country. I asked myself what was the point in reporting this type of thing if the response from the people on the ground was a shrug of the shoulders and making you feel like you were interrupting their coffee break.

Versions of this experience have been repeated over the years.

We *really* need some form of easily served 'citation' penalty like they have in the US. I think that is the term - where it is blatantly obvious that you have a faulty light, you were driving dangerously, you were littering, behaving obnoxiously, etc . . . you take the penalty on the spot or you challenge it and take your chances in a court. It is ridiculous that you can be stopped at a roadside check by the Gardai and drive through with no NCT, faulty lights, etc . . .

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zag said:
I reported littering from a car previously - as above I had all the details and went straight to the station as it was on the route I was taking. The response from the garda behind the counter in a large country town ? - "Ah, sure, that's not a local car, we wouldn't be able to find it, on your way now."

And so began a long history of disenchantment with the enforcement policies in this country. I asked myself what was the point in reporting this type of thing if the response from the people on the ground was a shrug of the shoulders and making you feel like you were interrupting their coffee break.
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Zag
That really is terrible. At a minimum, they should have provided you with the contact details of the local litter warden and told you to report it to him directly. It's unbelievable that they don't do that. I have reported littering from cars to Dun Laoghaire Co.Co. several times now and the litter warden has taken it seriously and handled it competently every time. So, I'd definitely encourage you to do that next time.

(I also had a bad experience with the gardai recently. I reported a found dog and had the dog in the station with me. In fact the gardai even kept the dog there for about 20 mins before they phoned me to ask me to take it to a vet to be scanned for a chip. I then took the dog home. The owner called to the station later the very same day to report his lost dog and the gardai said they knew absolutely nothing about said dog and couldn't help him! )
 
Some local authorities have freephone litter lines for reporting litter offenses. I rang the office and they said that if the litterer contested the fine, it would go to court and if you had not left your contact details when making the complaint, then the case would be lost. However, I reckon that most people will pay up because they know they did it and are not sure who saw them or what evidence there is - e.g. a litter warden with photographic proof. I've made 2 such reports in the last 2 weeks (cigarette butts from cars) and will do it every time from now on. I'm sick of all the filthy litter everywhere; The country is a disgrace.
 
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Molly said:
How in the name of God do you come to that conclusion ? what has the child of a smoker got to do with littering??????
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The child sees the parent throwing "stuff" ouit the window and therefore it seems okay for them to throw "stuff" out the window..........
 
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