A mum claims she was fined £100 for leaving an empty cardboard box - on top of the green bin. Rebecca Slater was left "baffled" after she was told to cough up the sum in the recycling mishap.
The mum-of-two, who has lived in Mutley for four years, says she has been leaving empty cardboard boxes outside her home for refuse collectors 'for years' She says she can't fit it into her green bin as it fills up too quickly, reports Plymouth Live.
But now she's been left fuming after receiving a call on Monday from someone 'from the council', who told her she has been hit with the £100 Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN).
A spokesperson for Plymouth City Council told Plymouth Live they were unable to comment on a 'criminal investigation', and could not
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