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Govt launches blitz against fly-posting.(Brief Article)
The Government is to launch a nationwide crackdown on fly-posting as part of an attempt to clean up run-down neighbourhoods.
Ministers will make it easier to prosecute companies that use the practice and impose fixed penalty notices without taking them to court.
The Government's blueprint says the shake-up will let local authorities police fly-posting more effectively, as they will no longer incur costs by having to prove that the beneficiaries had 'knowledge and consent' of the posters.
It promises that the threat of prosecution will result in 'less fly-posting' and adds: 'The ad industry would benefit from more lawful advertisements and less competition from unlawful advertisements.'
All local authorities will receive ...
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