Burcu Yesilyurt .... a Good, solid traditional British name.....
Posted on 10/23/2025 6:19:56 AM PDT by V_TWIN
A London woman was slapped with a hefty fine for pouring a splash of her coffee down a storm drain before hopping on a bus, according to reports.
Burcu Yesilyurt made the split-second choice to empty “just a tiny little bit” of coffee from a reusable cup of joe down the drain instead of risking spilling it on her bus to work in southwest London on Oct. 10, the BBC reported.
As soon as the drop of java dribbled out, Yesilyurt was immediately swarmed by three officers at the bus stop and slapped with a £150 (roughly $200) fine under Section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, which makes it illegal to dump waste in a way that could pollute land or water, including pouring liquids into street drains.
“As soon as I turned around, I noticed three men, enforcement officers, chasing me, and they stopped me immediately,” she told the outlet.
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England has turned into 1939 nazi Germany.
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What if she used the drain as homeless people do? No problem?
I wonder if the constables are equally passionate about arresting Asian men who open urinate.
Britain is just a Monty Python Twit sketch come to life.
That’s what I was thinking. There is an oppressive demand to adhere to manners that undergirds some of Britain’s turn to authoritarianism. Demolition Man and Brazil come to mind.
Burcu Yesilyurt is the hardened criminal discussed herein.
Good, solid traditional British surname.....
It looks like the non-migrant Brits are trying to come up with a way to earn some spending money now that the miggies are running the government and getting all the revenue.
Not Monty Python.
More like a documentary on Nazi Germany.
London is a very, very old city. Some street drains lead to watercourses that go to the countryside. Section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 makes it an offence to deposit or dispose of waste in a way likely to pollute land or water. This can include pouring liquids into street drains that lead to watercourses.
The fine (£150) is the standard fixed penalty in that borough (with the possibility to reduce if paid quickly) for such an infringement
She’s a Turkish citizen and probably didn’t know the rules.
The fact the fine was withdrawn suggests even the authorities felt it may not have been the best use of enforcement resources.
“Burcu Yesilyurt”
Anglo-Saxon?
Lol... man that place is fkd up...
Not true. The Germans had more reasonable laws.
Wow.
The cops would have immediately apologized and backed off.
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Burcu Yesilyurt
Sounds middle eastern
If so, guilty because I've never thought twice about it.
Burcu Yesilyurt
Sounds middle eastern
Turkish
Burcu Yesilyurt .... a Good, solid traditional British name.....
Pour coffee down the drain?
That’s no one’s business but the Turks!
“Is dumping out a liquid beverage onto the street considered littering?
If so, guilty because I’ve never thought twice about it.”
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Me either, my rule of thumb has always been if it’s organic (apple cores, banana peels etc) and will break down, I don’t consider it littering.
And coffee certainly falls into that category IMO.
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