| As a part of our aim to keep Telford and Wrekin clean,
green and safe, we are committed to removing fly posters from the
borough and encouraging businesses to use other forms of
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What is fly posting?
Fly posting is
putting up unauthorised posters and stickers, in public places. The
council is responsible for items attached to the highway, such as
trees, bridges, lamp posts, roadsigns and other street
furniture.
This can also include larger signs and boards which are placed on
verges or attached to fences and gateways.
Why is it a problem?
The council has a duty to keep
Telford and Wrekin clean. Fly posting is unsightly and spoils the
environment. If it is not removed the posters slowly rot, causing
litter problems. In addition, the businesses involved are gaining
an unfair advantage over their law abiding competitors by not
paying for advertising space.
Fly posting on the highway is also a distraction to
motorists.
What we do about it
As well as removing fly posting, the
enforcement team has the power to take action against those
responsible. We can prosecute both the people putting up the
material and the businesses being advertised. We can also impact on
your event by placing 'Cancelled' stickers across the posters while
we notify those responsible that they need to remove the
advertisements.
Contacting the team
If you see any fly posters in the
borough please contact us on 01952 384000 or
email so we can find out who is responsible.
If you have any information about businesses involved in fly
posting please let us know.
For more information about the
legislation surrounding fly posting and the
council's policy in dealing with it, please view the authority's
Fly Posting Policy
(pdf).
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