The tenants of a Bristol student house have been handed a fine after leaving a sofa outside their property. Bristol City Council slapped the students with the fixed penalty notice after they moved out, which will set them back by £400.
Leaving waste outside a property is considered fly-tipping - and it's on the rise. In January, we reported that a new fly-tipping incident is reported every hour in Bristol.
The Bristol City Council Enforcement Team can issue fines to tenants who leave items outside. And it turns out the tenants could have saved hundreds of pounds by accessing a Council service to remove the sofa.
