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A man has spoken out after being fined £150 for feeding ducks in his local area. James Watson, 68, received a fixed penalty notice from a member of the Kingdom enforcement team on March 12 at 9.53am for "throwing bird food on the ground and walking away".
The fine was handed out on behalf of Ealing Council while James claims he was throwing the food into the Grand Union Canal to feed the local birds. Despite this, the ticket states he was littering in Bedford Avenue, Hayes, a cul-de-sac three roads away from the canal. James also rebutted that he wasn't throwing the food on the ground but in the water where the ducks were evidently eating it.
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He noticed the error on the ticket when he got home and put his glasses on where he was then able to read all the details properly. James’ son, Dave Watson, told MyLondon that the incident had stressed his 68-year-old dad. He said: “I am actually a volunteer for litter picking groups in Ealing so when my dad was accused of littering I was shocked. I had brought him the specialised feed to make sure he was helping the birds and environment.
“We tried to appeal the ticket but there isn’t actually a formal appeal process for a fixed penalty notice. Even though the ticket had the wrong details on, wrong accusations and wrong road, he was still expected to pay it.
"He almost gave up and just paid the fine because contesting it in court would cost more money than paying the ticket would. It caused him a lot of stress when we knew that purpose duck food is not classed as litter because when it is thrown in the water and eaten the purpose is for it to be eaten, not littered.”
Dave then approached Ealing council to discuss
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