Hull man prosecuted by court for involvement in fly-tipping offence caught on CCTV

Friday, 21 June 2024

A man from Hull has been fined by a court for letting his van be used for a fly-tipping offence in Cottingham. 

CCTV recorded video of a van belonging to Mark Winter, of Bainton Grove, Hull, which was used in the dumping of waste in Middledyke Lane, Cottingham,  

Winter appeared at Beverley Magistrates’ Court on 5 June and pleaded guilty to allowing his vehicle to be used for fly-tipping. 

He was fined £81 and was ordered to pay £400 costs and a £32 victim surcharge. 

The court heard mobile CCTV cameras belonging to East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s streetscene enforcement team captured footage of a fly-tipping incident in Middledyke Lane, Cottingham, on 19 September 2022 

The video showed a van being driven along the road. It stopped three times and each time the occupant dumped household waste on the roadside, including children’s toys and cardboard. 

Following investigations by the team, Winter was identified as the registered keeper of the vehicle.

The case was sent to court after two letters sent to Winter by the team were ignored.

In his defence, Winter claimed that his van had been used by other people at the time and he didn’t always know who was using it. 

Residents are reminded they are responsible for disposing of their own waste properly and legally by using household bins provided or by taking larger items of waste to their local household waste recycling site.

Carl Skelton, director of streetscene services at East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said: “We use a number of mobile CCTV cameras such as these at various fly-tipping hotspots to help us track down the people responsible.

“We will continue to investigate every incident of fly-tipping reported to us and always take action when we can.”

Anyone caught fly-tipping could be ordered to pay a fixed penalty of up to £1,000 or the case could be taken to court, where they face an unlimited fine or even imprisonment.

Fly-tipping information:

For more information or to report any fly-tipping or suspicious activity to the council, contact 01482 393939 or at www.eastriding.gov.uk/fly-tipping

People are asked not to touch any fly-tipped waste or approach anyone they see fly-tipping. 

To find your nearest household waste recycling site visit www.eastriding.gov.uk/recycling

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