A Filton man has been slapped with a hefty fine and community order after using a bus stop as a toilet.
The resident was brought before Bristol Crown Court after he had been found repeatedly using a bus stop in Badminton Road in Mayshill to defecate, leaving behind used tissue paper.
Recordings also showed him smoking, discarding cigarette ends and urinating inside the bus stop.
After pleading guilty to charges of criminal damage and littering, the man was ordered to carry out 12 months of community service, including 10 days of rehabilitation, fined £80 and ordered to pay £990 in compensation to the council, plus costs of £1,000, totalling £2,070.
The court heard that from early September 2025, South Gloucestershire Council began receiving reports that the Mayshill bus stop was being used as a toilet.
The council’s cleansing team started attending the site to deep clean and sanitise it, which required large quantities of strong disinfectant.
Between September 5 and November 21 2025, human waste was found in and around the bus stop on 10 occasions.
The council installed a warning poster inside the bus stop, advising it was monitoring the location. However, incidents continued and CCTV footage from a nearby resident captured several of the offences during late September and early October.
On October 7 2025, a council dog warden observed a man pulling up his trousers at the bus stop.
Before she was able to turn around to challenge him, he left the area. It was later found that human waste was again left inside the bus stop. Further incidents were recorded during October, leading the council to remove the bus stop’s bench seating and later install CCTV nearby.
Footage captured showed a man arriving at the bus stop in the early hours of the morning on a push bike, travelling from Frampton Cotterell towards Yate.
It recorded him smoking, discarding cigarette ends and tissues, and on three occasions between November 10 and 21 defecating outside the shelter.
On two of those occasions, he also urinated inside the bus stop.
Due to the frequency of events and the difficulty identifying the offender, environmental enforcement officers carried out an early-morning surveillance operation.
On November 21, officers observed a man littering cigarettes and tissues before cycling away towards Yate.
They discreetly followed the man as he cycled to his workplace in Yate, where he was stopped and identified himself, providing a Filton address.
The man was then later interviewed, where he accepted responsibility and was advised he would be reported for summons for the offences of criminal damage and littering.
Councillor John Bradbury, cabinet member responsible for environmental enforcement at South Gloucestershire Council, said: “This man’s actions had a huge impact on nearby residents and the council’s cleansing team, and significant resources went into the numerous clean-ups.
“The investigation required investment of considerable time and resources by South Gloucestershire Council and I am grateful for the determination and diligence of our investigation team in bringing the offender to justice.”
Editor’s note: Filtonvoice has decided not to identify the man.