Rachel Munday – Senior Communications Officer Tel. 01908 254287 PR 238 For release: 16/11/2018 News Release Council cracks down on illegal advertising on the highway. -Part of MK Council’s big declutter programme of road network -Illegal advertising distracts drivers and could cause accidents For release: 16 November 2018 Signs and banners placed on railings, lamp posts or any other Council-owned property will be removed as part of a borough-wide crackdown on illegal advertisers. Since 2017 the Council has already removed nearly 600 illegal signs from the road network but more are added every month. Any signage placed on the highway without the permission of the Council will be removed and disposed of. We may also prosecute advertisers under Section 132 of the Highways Act 1980. Illegal advertising is a criminal offence punishable with fines up to £2,500 per advert with a further £250 per day per offence if not removed.
Rachel Munday – Senior Communications Officer Tel. 01908 254287 PR 238 For release: 16/11/2018 News Release Council cracks down on illegal advertising on the highway. -Part of MK Council’s big declutter programme of road network -Illegal advertising distracts drivers and could cause accidents For release: 16 November 2018 Signs and banners placed on railings, lamp posts or any other Council-owned property will be removed as part of a borough-wide crackdown on illegal advertisers. Since 2017 the Council has already removed nearly 600 illegal signs from the road network but more are added every month. Any signage placed on the highway without the permission of the Council will be removed and disposed of. We may also prosecute advertisers under Section 132 of the Highways Act 1980. Illegal advertising is a criminal offence punishable with fines up to £2,500 per advert with a further £250 per day per offence if not removed.
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