Some Aucklanders are calling Auckland Council's hefty $1500 fine for individuals washing their cars with cleaning products on driveways and letting soapy water run into stormwater drains "unfair".
Thay said the rule was poorly publicised and disproportionately affected individuals rather than major polluters.
"It's the Kiwi thing to do - wash your car at the front of the house," said Freemans Bay resident Tony Franklin Ross after learning Aucklanders could face a $1500 fine for washing their cars with cleaning products on their own driveways, with soap
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