A fly tipper who admitted dumping a pile of waste in
Puxton Lane, Puxton has been ordered to pay over
£1800.
Jeffrey Hughes, 35, from 12 Beggs Close, North Petherton,
pleaded guilty to fly tipping and was sentenced at North Somerset
magistrates yesterday (Monday, 30 January).
On handing out the fine, the magistrates said they regarded the
offence as "very serious" but had taken account of Mr Hughes'
guilty plea.
The sentence related to an offence on Tuesday, 23 August when Mr
Hughes dumped a range of items including mattresses, a bed base and
a mirror in Puxton Lane.
He was identified as the fly tipper due to help from a member of
the public who saw where Mr Hughes had collected the items from and
then followed the truck for some distance. She was also able to
recognise the items dumped as those seen on the truck.
Cllr Peter Bryant, executive member with responsibility for
environmental protection said this latest conviction showed the
council would not tolerate this anti social practice and was
committed to making North Somerset a cleaner and greener place.
"If you fly tip we will make every effort to track you down. We
will not tolerate this disgraceful behaviour that spoils our
beautiful area and drains tax payers money.
"If people witness fly tipping they don't have to intervene but
they can provide us with as much detail as possible. We can then
use this to investigate. Report fly-tipping onlne at
www.n-somerset.gov.uk/connect."
