"I'm a single mum working as a mental health nurse. I pay all my rent, council tax and bills, I can't afford to pay that. I would never intentionally do that," Loretta said."
"It's been so stressful, I didn't want this to happen, I wouldn't want it to happen to someone else. I've been trying to juggle this alongside work, being a mum, it's been hard."
"I don't have that money to give, and I can't afford getting into debt to pay it, and I don't want to get a mark on my record. I'm a mental health nurse, I went to university for three years* they're fining me more than someone gets for speeding."
A 26-year-old single mother and mental health nurse placed a cardboard envelope beside overflowing communal bins shared by about 25 households. The envelope was traced to her address by Hounslow Council, which issued a £1,000 fine and threatened legal proceedings and possible criminal charges if it remained unpaid. The resident says she cannot afford the fine, fears damage to her employment prospects and DBS checks, and considers the penalty disproportionate. Hounslow Council maintains that littering is illegal regardless of full bins and that fines prevent taxpayers covering cleanup costs.
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