A STUDENT caught urinating in the streets in London's West End was ordered to pay a fine of £258.
Amraj Dillon, 23, of Ferndale Avenue, Hounslow was one of 13 men punished for relieving themselves in public since a crackdown in November last year by Westminster Council.
The 13 men ended up paying a total of almost £4,000 in fines.
Dillon, who did not turn up in court, was let off lightly compared to the four men who were ordered to pay £373 and another three who received fines as well as a 12 month conditional discharge.
Westminster Council's strategic director for City Management who master minded the crackdown, said: "I hope these court cases send a very clear signal to visitors to our area that we will not tolerate such behaviour. In Westminster we provide more toilets than any other part of the capital, and there are thousands of bars, nightclubs and restaurants, all with loos people can use before they leave.
"Not only is it offensive and unhygienic to urinate in the street, it costs a small fortune to clean up the mess and get rid of the putrid smell which seeps into brickwork and paving. All this is totally unnecessary as there really is no need for anyone to be caught short."
Westminster Council has now installed "pop up" toilets around hot spot locations such as Cambridge Circus, Embankment and Trafalger Square in an attempt to combat the problem, which results in a £80,000 clean-up bill for Leicester Square alone.
