These litter louts are shaming Yorkshire and action must be taken

From: Derek Metcalf, Sherburn in Elmet, Leeds.
What more can be done to deter litter louts?What more can be done to deter litter louts?
What more can be done to deter litter louts?
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Litter louts and why words now fail me over rubbish on streets – Yorkshire Post ...

WE appear to be a nation of “throw your rubbish out of the car window and leave it for someone else to clean up” people.

The dirtiest road I have ever been on is the A1246 which runs from Brotherton to the M62 junction. If I was a visitor coming to this area for the first time and met this deluge of rubbish, I would turn around and move to another area.

Volunteers across Yorkshire take part in litter picks along roadsides - but how can the culprits be deterred?Volunteers across Yorkshire take part in litter picks along roadsides - but how can the culprits be deterred?
Volunteers across Yorkshire take part in litter picks along roadsides - but how can the culprits be deterred?
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I assume this road belongs to the local authority and council officials must drive along it – why let the side of the road get into this state?

I am 84 years old and I was always told to keep all the rubbish in the car until you get home. I am sure a plastic bag in the car would reduce a lot of the rubbish from being thrown out of car windows.

From: Thomas Reed, Harrogate.

I WAS following a car on the A19 past Thirsk the other day when the driver was discarding bottles, soft drink cans and crisp packets out of their window.

What can be done? I wanted to film it on my mobile phone, and take down the registration number, but I guess I would have been liable for criminal prosecution and a greater punishment than the litter culprit. Thoughts?