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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Holly Evans

Litter police fined man ‘for spitting out leaf’

Roy Marsh was fined during a walk across South Parade Car Park in Skegness - (Supplied)

A man who claims he was fined £250 for spitting out a leaf after it blew into his mouth has criticised the “unnecessary” behaviour of litter enforcement.

Roy Marsh, 86, was reprimanded by two officers from the East Lindsey District Council team while he stopped to rest while walking across South Parade Car Park in Skegness in February.

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