Council relents over £150 fine for pouring coffee dregs into drain

A woman from west London has 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.

- Matthew Pearce

Burcu Yesilyurt said she believed she was doing the right thing by emptying her reusable cup before getting on a bus. But moments later, she was confronted by three enforcement officers near Richmond station and given a fixed-penalty notice.