A MAN has been ordered to pay more than £350 for littering.
Barrow man John Hawthorn was said to have thrown down a cigarette butt and left it there.
It happened at Forton services on the M6 on March 22.
The 54-year-old was fined under the Environmental Protection Act at Preston Magistrates' Court.
The man, of Allison Street, was fined £220 for the offence.
He was also told to pay a £34 victim surcharge and costs of £100, bringing the total bill to £354.
Court records said he did not attend the hearing and was convicted under the single justice procedure.
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