Petitions/Reduce roadside littering: penalty points, increase fines, fund litter picks
StatusOngoing
Opened23 Feb 2026
Closes
Government responsePending
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones 10,000

Allow authorities to impose penalty points on drivers for discarding litter from a vehicle. Increase minimum on the spot fines for littering and awareness through TV/online campaigns. Insist businesses take more responsibility in anti-litter campaigns. Increase budget for highways litter picks.

Roads are increasingly becoming covered in litter. This is no longer just an urban problem - it affects all roads from motorways to rural country lanes. The issue appears to be worsening, and it seems little is being done to stop it. The problem not only blights our country, but also poses a danger to wildlife and, on occasion, other road users. The visual pollution negatively impacts citizens but also presents our country unfavourably to overseas visitors.

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Dave Robertson
1Dave Robertson MP
Lichfield
254
Gregor Poynton
2Gregor Poynton MP
Livingston
169
Kirsteen Sullivan
3Kirsteen Sullivan MP
Bathgate and Linlithgow
168
John Cooper
4John Cooper MP
Dumfries and Galloway
112
Paul Davies
5Paul Davies MP
Colne Valley
108
Johanna Baxter
6Johanna Baxter MP
Paisley and Renfrewshire South
103
Anna Turley
7Anna Turley MP
Redcar
97
Jesse Norman
8Jesse Norman MP
Hereford and South Herefordshire
81
Alberto Costa
9Alberto Costa MP
South Leicestershire
81
Mr James Frith
10Mr James Frith MP
Bury North
80