a woman left a friend in her car while she went shopping while she was away the friend threw an apple core out off the window , later the council sent her a fixed penalty notice ,she refuse to pay and told them to send it to her friend,the council are now taking her to court at a cost of £5000 and charge her with knowingly causing the deposit of controlled waste on land that has not got a controlled waste licence, it's our money, the same council is puting up its rates bill by 4.9% because its got no cash.