A council is painting the walls of side streets with a special paint that makes urine splash back on revellers relieving themselves in public. Walls around urine hotspots in Soho in the West End of London are being targeted with 'pee paint' to splash people going to the toilet in one of the major party areas of the capital.
The special paint creates a water-repellent layer so urine and other liquid bounces back onto the peeing perpetrator, leaving them soaked. Westminster City Council will install the deterrent in the worst affected areas in Soho, where millions of tourists and partygoers visit every year.
Those taking a leak in the street were also warned they can face a fine of £150 if council inspectors catch them and issue a fixed penalty notice. The authority said it had to take action as it currently spends nearly £900,000 a year cleaning up the urine-soaked streets.
