A FLY-tipper was trapped after a nearby resident caught him in the act with her CCTV, magistrates were told at Warrington.
After noticing a pile of boxes appear on a layby opposite her home in Burtonwood, she checked the CCTV and saw the culprit arrive in a white van and drive off leaving the boxes.
Daniel Murray, 35, of St Peters Way, St Helens, pleaded guilty to a fly-tipping offence under the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
He was fined £113 with a £30 victim surcharge and ordered to pay £500 costs.
The offence was committed on December 3, 2017 at 8.50am
Using the CCTV evidence from the resident, the authorities were able to make a data protection request to the local hire firm the van was from. The firm checked their records for details of who was in control of the hire van at the time of the incident.
Using the van’s tracker, the firm and authorities were able to identify Murray as the driver and fly-tipper. He was invited to attend an interview under caution, but didn’t respond. When attending court he pleaded guilty to the offence.
Cllr Judith Guthrie, the borough council’s lead member on environment and public protection, said: “This is another successful conviction of a fly-tipping offence in Warrington.
“Fly-tipping not only blights our environment, but impacts on our communities. Illegally disposing of waste is unacceptable and we will take action against people who fail to dispose of their waste using the proper methods.”
Incidents of fly-tipping can be reported on the Warrington Borough Council website.
Fly-tipper trapped by resident using CCTV
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