Flags on streetlights
You can report a flag attached to a streetlight if its no higher than 1.85m (6ft) from the ground using the fly-posting form
If the flag is higher than 1.85m (6ft), please report it to our Streetlighting team whose operatives are able to work at height.
Fly post blocking visibility
Seen a fly-post that’s blocking visibility for road users and is a potential danger to pedestrians or drivers? Please report it to our highways team by calling 0300 1234 222.
Fly-posting, unauthorised adverts and graffiti are all illegal. They spoil public and private property and can cost a lot to remove.All are criminal offences and magistrates have powers to issue large fines. Cornwall Council and Devon & Cornwall Police can also issue fixed penalty notices of up to £80.
If you see a fly-post or graffiti, report it to us or to the police. We’ll look into who posted it and take action if we can.
Is it a fly-tip you want to report or an unauthorised advert?
Fly-posts are posters, stickers or boards up to A4 in size put up:
- on Council-managed property such as land, buildings, street furniture or monuments
- without permission
- to sell or promote something - often an event
For example, a laminated A4 poster fixed to a street bench advertising a car boot sale.
Unauthorised adverts are posters, banners and boards that are either:
- bigger than A4 and put up on council-managed property, OR
- of any size and put up on private land without the landowner’s permission
For example, an A3 board promoting a music festival fixed to a Council-managed litter bin. Or a laminated A5 card advertising a car boot sale fixed to a lamppost in a supermarket carpark.
Report a fly-post on council-managed property
Report fly-posts that are A4 or smaller and put up on council-managed land, buildings, street furniture, memorials or other structures using the link below.
Report fly-posting on council-managed property
Report an unauthorised advert that's larger than A4 size or on private land
Report unauthorised adverts that are larger than A4 and on council-managed property, or of any size and on private land, using the link below.
Report unauthorised advertising larger than A4 or on private land
Graffiti
Graffiti is words or drawings written, painted, sprayed or scratched onto the surface of any property or structure without consent of the owner.
We’re responsible for removing graffiti from Council’s managed property like:
- public buildings
- street furniture
- monuments
Removing graffiti on telephone boxes, bus shelters, electricity boxes and the like is the responsibility of the company that owns them.