London woman ‘shocked’ by £150 fine for pouring coffee down street drain

<p>Burcu Yesilyurt handed fixed-penalty notice by enforcement officers near Richmond station</p><p>A woman from west London said she was “shocked” after being fined £150 for pouring the dregs of her morning coffee down a street drain as she waited for a bus.</p><p>Burcu Yesilyurt said she believed she was doing the right thing by emptying her reusable cup before getting on a bus to work. But moments later, she was confronted by three enforcement officers near Richmond station and handed a fixed-penalty notice.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/22/london-woman-shocked-by-150-fine-for-pouring-coffee-down-street-drain">Continue reading...</a>