The council's anti-litter squad dished out 25 on-the-spot fines this morning to people who were caught red-handed dropping litter on the pavement outside Clapham Junction station.
The town hall's street care team joined forces with the police in this morning's rush hour to catch people who have turned entrances to the station into litter hotspots.
In little over an hour and a half, 25 fixed penalty notices were issued to commuters who had been spotted dropping waste on the public highway. Most people were seen dropping cigarette butts but others dumped food wrappers, drinks cartons and other types of litter.
These people now have ten days to pay their £55 on-the-spot fine. If they do not pay within the ten days, the fine increases to £80 and if still unpaid after 28 days, they face being summonsed to appear before magistrates, where they could be fined anything up to £2,500.
Earlier this week, commuters using the station were warned that a crackdown was in the offing. On that occasions 60 people were given warnings rather than fines after they were caught dropping litter.
Today's clampdown on littering at Clapham Junction was carried out in partnership with officers from the Clapham Junction Hub Team - a new safer neighbourhoods team set up to provide a high profile police presence in the town centre and the area surrounding the station.
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