What is the largest library fine you have ever recieved?

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About five quid... luckily, I know most of the librarians at my local pretty well (I did some volunteer work for them in year 11, got free DVD rentals as a payback, and, on top of that, I got to keep whatever CDs and DVDs were weeded out (none of them were crap, by the way, all of them were ones I wanted, so yay for me!), so that’s a big plus :tongue:

), so they just cleared the fine for me.

£37.50

£64. One of my friends had a fine of over £100. I think library fines are quite harsh sometimes, especially if nobody else actually wants the book.

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anon53

50 pence. I forgot to return a book that was on seven day loan the day it was due, so had to return it at the weekend instead. I remember it was due on the Friday. I am really paranoid about library fines, not least because they tend to accululate quickly. I also recognise how annonying it can be when someone has a key text out on loan for more time than is necessary especially when assignments are due, so try to return them as soon as possible. I now keep a list of all the books I have on loan and their due dates.

Reply 24

Alex-R

Jasper.Paterson

I have a Famous Five book from a library in West Sussex that I didn't take back. The date stamped is August 1995. I'd assume I owe them a fair bit.

Where do you live? We have been looking for that book for ages.

Reply 25

politicaleconomist

£12, because i couldnt be bothered to return it until i realised it was like 10quid, then debated simply saying i lost it and paying probably less for it, but got scared so didnt- im sooo cool

Reply 26

biffyclyro27

ive had about £7 overall. But one of my friends got £27 in the first week of uni because they borrowed a load of books and then gave them to other people for an essay and didn't realise there would be fines

Reply 27

apassingfeeling

£25... I don't remember what it was for now but I wasn't happy paying it :shifty:

I took a book back late to the college library and was meant to pay £3 or something but the nice librarian said 'oh that doesn't matter' :awesome:

Reply 28

fake plastic love

I'm pretty good at getting books back, I'm only up to about a £6 fine in the year and a half ive been here.

The worst I've heard is £60. I really, really don't understand how people can let that happen. I could never afford that and its so easy to avoid!

Reply 29

Jimmy Jazz

EdwardCurrent

About £40, but I have no intention of paying it. People who recall books that have been on loan for less than a week are *********.

It takes the piss.

I had a book for 3 days last week and it was called back, to be given to someone else. I presume they would be allowed to keep it for the full week. So the morale of the story seems to be don't bother being quick and getting in there first. :s-smilie:

Reply 30

username94219

£12, but that was on various books.

Reply 31

Elliray

£97, just after our uni raised its fines and I completely forgot that I had 6 short loan books out for about a month.

Much as I hate playing the 'I'm just a poor defenceless female' card, I had to go to the library manager and cry my way out of that one...

Reply 32

HJV

£1.50

This was a book due at 11:00, and I returned it precisely at 13:00. The fine was 50p per hour, yet they charged for 3 hours "because it went into the third hour". Unfair. :mad: