Updated 8 September 2026 · 7 cities

United Kingdom

Almost nothing a tourist meets in Britain is a court fine. It is a fixed penalty notice — a much smaller number, with the court figure sitting behind it as the maximum if you refuse to pay.

cities covered

£2,500

highest fine (Glasgow)

Everywhere in United Kingdom

National law, the same amount in every city. Written once here and shown on every United Kingdom city page.

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Municipal rules on top of the 1 national one.

CityWhat catches tourists thereLocal rulesMax fine

GlasgowScotland is a separate legal system, so the English rules most guides quote do not apply — and Glasgow bans street drinking across the whole city, unlike London.+14£2,500 BathThe one rule everybody breaks in Bath is touching the water at the Roman Baths — and the one that actually costs money is bringing a car in.+13£1,000 CambridgeCambridge is a working university before it is a destination: half the rules here are about when colleges are closed and who is allowed on the grass.+13£1,000 LiverpoolLiverpool has almost no tourist-specific fines. What it has instead is a football rivalry and a nightlife strip where the advice is about judgement, not law.+13£1,000 OxfordOxford runs the UK’s first Zero Emission Zone and a college system that is mostly closed to you — the fines are for driving, the refusals are at the gate.+13£1,000 EdinburghScotland is its own jurisdiction, so the English rules most guides quote do not apply here — and in 2026 the city introduced the first visitor levy in these islands.+14£0 LondonAlmost nothing in London is a fine. The famous numbers are daily road charges you pay to comply with, and drinking in the street is legal in most of the city.+15£0

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Smoking in an enclosed public placeSmoke-free (Penalties and Discounted Amounts) Regulations 2007£50–£200

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