Three Bassetlaw residents have been ordered to pay a total of £5,837 by Mansfield Magistrates Court after being captured on CCTV fly-tipping in Harworth and Bircotes.
Bassetlaw District Council had placed mobile cameras in a lay-by on Snape Lane in August 2023, which captured William Bradley, from Galway Road in Bircotes and Scott Wilcox, from Moorgreen Way in Harworth, dumping soil.
Both men pleaded guilty to the offence of fly-tipping at Mansfield Magistrates Court on 9th May 2024, with Wilcox stating he dumped the soil as he didn’t realise it was an offence and wasn’t aware of the options to dispose of it.
A third man, Corrie Hitchcock from Thomas Street in Retford, also appeared at Mansfield Magistrates court on 9th May 2024, and admitted fly-tipping several bags of waste including electrical cabling, light fittings, plaster, and plastic piping, alongside a flat screen TV in the same location on Snape Lane.
A review of CCTV footage from 4th September 2023 showed it had been deposited using a hire vehicle, which was traced back to Hitchcock. The defendant said he had dumped the waste as he did not have enough time to visit a recycling centre before the hire period for the vehicle ended.
All three were ordered to pay fines of between £470 and £1246, victim surcharges totalling £878 and costs totalling £2,763.
Peter Clark, Head of Neighbourhood Services, at Bassetlaw District Council said:
“These successful prosecutions send a reminder to residents to make sure they are disposing of their waste in a responsible manner.
“Fly-tipping is a serious criminal offence, and there is simply no excuse or justification for it. Those caught and prosecuted, can incur a fine, prison sentence or in some circumstances their vehicles can be seized.”
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Last Updated on Monday, September 23, 2024