A fixed penalty notice (FPN) is a fine for offences like:
- anti-social behaviour
- littering
- abandoning a vehicle
- nuisance parking
You must pay your fine within 14 days of receiving it. There is no option to pay by instalments.
If you do not pay your fine we may take you to court where you might be ordered to pay a further fine and could get a criminal record.
How to pay
NES fines
If your fine reference number starts with a number, you can pay your NES fine using our online form.
Canterbury City Council fines
If your fine starts with two letters and was issued for any of the following, you must pay your Canterbury City Council fine online:
- littering
- flytipping or posting
- graffiti
- not having a waste carrier licence or waste transfer documents
- failing a duty of care in waste management
- failure to comply with a waste receptacle notice (commercial businesses only)
- engine idling
- smoking in a place no smoking is allowed
- failure to display no smoking signs
- abandoning a vehicle or other item
- nuisance parking
If your fine starts with two letters and was issued for any of the following, you must pay your council breach fine online:
- breaching a Community Protection Notice
- breaching a Public Spaces Protection Order
| EPA section | Offence | Fine |
|---|---|---|
| Section 33 | Flytipping | £400, reduced to £300 if paid in 10 days |
| Section 34 | Failing a duty of care to prevent escape of waste | £300, reduced to £180 if paid in 10 days |
| Section 46 | Domestic waste | £60 |
| Section 47 | Commercial waste | £100 |
| Section 87/88 | Littering | £150, reduced to £100 if paid in 10 days |
| n/a | Breach of a PSPO | £100 |
| n/a | Breach of a CPN | £100 |
| n/a | Engine idling | £20, increased to £40 if unpaid |
| n/a | Abandoning a vehicle | £200 |
Appealing a fixed penalty notice
There are no grounds for appealing an FPN through us if they are issued for a criminal offence. Appeals will need to be raised via the Magistrates court who are responsible and permitted to manage such matters. However if you feel that there are mitigating circumstances that should be considered, you can raise these with us in writing.