Flyposting is a method of guerrilla marketing that involves putting up posters and sticking stickers ,somewhere without permission, to advertise something. In England and Wales flyposting is illegal. Under the 1990 Town and Country Planning Act it is an offence to display advertisement in a way that breaches specified regulations. This offence is punishable by:
On the stop fines of up to £80
Use of mixed penalty notices
Prosecution in magistrates' court
Special powers to tackle anti-social behaviour
Charging the offender for the cost of removing the poster
Manchester is covered in fly posters. The bins, walls, benches, lampposts and anything other surface people can find is covered in stickers and posters advertising shops, restaurants, bars and loads more. These are a few photos I took of flyposting around Manchester: