Wigan company forced to stump up £3k for illegal adverts in fields next to M6 at Lancaster
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Lancaster City Council took Phantom Motor Company Limited, of Coupland Road, Hindley Green, to court after they advertised on the sides of two lorries placed either side of the M6, north of Whams Lane in Lancaster.
This action resulted in the removal of the advertisements earlier this year.
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Hide AdOn appearing at court the company pleaded guilty to an offence under the Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) Regulations 2007 and was given a two-year conditional discharge.
It was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £26 and to pay the council’s legal costs of £3,000.
Coun Sandra Thornberry, chair of the council’s planning committee, said: “Advertising can be an ugly blight if not properly regulated and those placed alongside the highway are also a potential safety hazard that can
distract drivers.