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Call to throw out litter loophole

The Government should close a legal loophole which allows litter to be thrown from cars without offenders facing prosecution, council leaders have warned.

The Government should close a legal loophole which allows litter to be thrown from cars without offenders facing prosecution, council leaders have warned.

The Local Government Association has called to toughen current rules, where the local authority has to prove the identity of the litterer. The new proposal would mean registered car-users would be fined.

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