Noise Pollution Fine

Environmental update 04/07/2011

A car wash firm has been fined for the second time in four months due to noise from its machines. Cheltenham magistrates ordered "Super Suds" to pay a total of £465 in fines and £1,257 in costs. The Company was found guilty of two offences under the Environmental Protection Act in a case brought by Tewkesbury Borough Council.

In February, after residents complained about noise from its jet washing machines in Canterbury Works, Newtown, the firm was fined £375 and ordered to pay costs of nearly £1,000. It had failed to comply with a previous noise abatement notice served in 2010. When it still failed to reduce noise levels, the council went back to court. The authority says the firm is no longer operating at the site.

The Borough's residential services manager, said: "We work hard to ensure the borough is a place where people want to live and visit and this includes taking action when businesses or individuals fail to comply with legal notices. The local residents were being significantly affected by the noise of Super Suds Car Wash so this latest outcome will hopefully ensure their quality of life is restored."