Paying or appealing a fixed penalty notice (FPN) for environmental crime
Please note: If you make payment before sending us any correspondence, you have accepted liability and have lost the option to appeal. Once we've received payment, the case will be closed.
If you don’t pay
If you fail to pay your FPN, we will assume you have elected to have this matter dealt with at a magistrate's court. A court summons will be issued once the payment window has closed.
If you can’t pay
If you are struggling to pay your FPN, it is important you contact us as soon as possible. We do not accept instalments and are unable to set up payment plans.
Email: net@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 0300 300 8301
By post:
Central Bedfordshire Council
Priory House
Monks Walk
Chicksands
Shefford
Bedfordshire
SG17 5TQ
How to appeal
If you wish to appeal your FPN, please email net@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk, ensuring you include the FPN reference, your name, postcode and reason for appeal.
Please note: Email is not secure, so please ensure you take all appropriate precautions to protect any personal information.
Your appeal will be reviewed within 28 days and you will receive a decision via email.
Other appeal options
Telephone: 0300 300 8301
By post:
Central Bedfordshire Council
Priory House
Monks Walk
Chicksands
Shefford
Bedfordshire
SG17 5TQ
What is a fixed penalty notice?
A fixed penalty notice (FPN) is a notice giving an individual to pay a fine and avoid prosecution for an offence.
Our officers have the power to issue an on-the-spot fine, or fixed penalty notice, if they believe someone has committed:
- fly-tipping
- fly-posting
- failure to discharge your duty of care in relation to the disposal of your waste (read about rogue rubbish collectors)
- failure to produce relevant documentation in relation to waste carrying/transfer (find out more about commercial waste)
- littering
- offences in relation to waste receptacles
- graffiti
- breach of a community protection notice
- breach of a public space protection order
- multiple vehicles for sale on a highway
- unauthorised repair of vehicle on a highway
- unauthorised distribution of free literature
- emission offences