What is fly posting ?
Fly posting is putting up unauthorised posters and stickers, usually adverts, in public places. The council is responsible for items attached to the highway - trees, bridges, lamp posts, road signs and other street furniture. If private property is involved (eg phone boxes or empty shops) then the council has no jurisdiction.
Why is it a problem ?
The council has a statutory duty to keep the city clean. Fly posting is unsightly and spoils the environment. If it is not removed the posters slowly rot, becoming more unsightly and causing litter. In addition, the businesses involved are gaining an unfair advantage over their law abiding competitors by not paying for advertising space.
What we do about it
As well as removing fly posting, the enforcement team takes action against the people responsible. We have powers to prosecute both the people putting up the material and the businesses being advertised. We are building a database of offenders and we aim to prosecute any business that is caught more than once.
Contacting the team
If you would like to report an instance of fly posting, please contact us on 0113 2224406 or email us at environmental.action@leeds.gov.uk. Your report will be automatically forwarded to the enforcement team to help us find out who's responsible. If you have any information about businesses involved in fly posting please let us know.