“Regulators could be given the power to fine companies and order them directly to stop doing something under new laws to come into force in the UK on Wednesday.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th September 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“A motorist who killed a pensioner while driving friends to a band rehearsal has been fined just £50.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A mother who was taken to court after refusing to pay a £75 fine for dropping a piece of sausage roll on the pavement has had her case dismissed.”
BBC News, 27th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Adult and youth courts in the Midlands are being cancelled because more offenders are being given on-the-spot fines, according to a letter leaked to The Times.”
The Times, 28th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The number of deaths caused by uninsured drivers has risen by nearly a third in six years while offenders have been facing softer penalties.”
The Times, 15th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A toy company has been fined more than £5,000 after a nine-year-old boy suffered a ‘blast injury’ in his eye from a joke exploding pen.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The government has launched a consultation on plans to increase the maximum fine for traders in copyright-infringing material from £5,000 to £50,000 as part of a plan to protect ‘creative Britain’.”
The Register, 12th August 2008
Source: www.theregister.co.uk
“A young mother has been fined and given a criminal record for not paying her 90p fare on a London bus.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th August 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 published
Full text of Act (PDF)
Source: www.opsi.gov.uk
“The family of a teenager killed by a speeding cyclist have called for a change in the law after he walked free from court with just a ‘laughable’ fine.”
Daily Telegraph, 9th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A clamping company has been accused of ‘fleecing the public’ after charging victims £100 for venting their fury at attendants.”
The Independent, 4th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Two companies have been fined a total of more than £52,000 after a giant TV screen put up to show World Cup games in the centre of Birmingham collapsed.”
BBC News, 5th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Some councils have earned hundreds of thousands of pounds by enforcing unlawful traffic and parking restrictions, the BBC has learned.”
BBC News, 29th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A woman has been fined nearly £300 for leaving her bins out a day before they were due to be collected.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd May 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has levied a record £900,000 fine on one of the biggest independent financial adviser (IFA) groups for serious failures in selling sub-prime mortgages.”
The Times, 16th May 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The Information Commissioner has been given the ability to fine organisations if their operational procedures cause a gross breach of data protection principles. The move, which had not been expected by privacy experts, follows a Government defeat in the House of Lords.”
OUT-LAW.com, 12th May 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“Network Rail must pay a record £14m fine for overrunning engineering work, despite a plea to have it set aside.”
BBC News, 9th May 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A train passenger was given a £69 on-the-spot fine for standing in a first class luggage area because there was no room in second class.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th April 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A father-of-four has been left with a criminal record for overfilling his wheelie bin by four inches.”
BBC News, 22nd April 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“New parking regulations have come into force in England despite concerns over the use of CCTV footage to enforce rules and impose fines.”
BBC News, 31st March 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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