Streetscene: Fine mess after ad bloomer

26 July 2006

Underwear firm Agent Provocateur has been hit with a £1,000 fine by Birmingham magistrates after pleading guilty to five offences of flyposting.
The firm was prosecuted by Birmingham City Council after posters advertising its ‘greatest lingerie show on earth’ were found on cable boxes, car park hoardings and empty properties.

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