Man slapped with £1,000 ‘fly-tipping’ fine after leaving envelope on top of overflowing bin

A Lithuanian father has been hit with a £1 000 penalty by Hounslow Council after disposing of an empty envelope in a street bin, in what he describes as an attempt to do the right thing. Nidas Ratkevicius, an estate manager who has lived in Britain since 2002, expressed disbelief upon receiving the fixed penalty notice for fly tipping. The council has since frozen the fine, citing inconclusive evidence and the fact that Mr Ratkevicius has not admitted to the alleged offence