‘Stasi-like’ Labour council fines stunned resident £1,000 for putting his bins out a few hours early

 A Labour council who fined a resident £1,000 for putting his bins out a few hours early has been accused of acting like the ‘Stasi’.

Clyde Strachan, 37, decided to help refuse collectors by placing his rubbish outside his West Kensington home shortly before midday in May.

He then went away for a week and when he returned was faced with an ‘environmental enforcement notice’, which demanded he make contact with Hammersmith and Fulham Council.

The engineer then received an £1,000 fixed penalty notice, stating: ‘There was one large box, six bags of waste, and one food bin deposited on the pavement and left.

‘It isn’t collection day so it shouldn’t be there.

‘There is no formal right to appeal, however the council will accept representations from you within seven days.’...<<<Read More>>>...