Businesses have been made to pay for “hazardous” illegal signage as the early signs of a clampdown in Renfrewshire were described as “promising”.
A total of 44 companies have been contacted about signs put up without permission since the policy change kicked in at the beginning of April, with a seven-day grace period to remove them without repercussions in place.
Five fines have been issued where they haven’t been brought down, meaning culprits have to fork out £100 – a charge considered reflective of the typical cost incurred by the council to investigate, remove and dispose of the signage.
