A MAN who dumped rubbish on the site of a former Kingshurst pub has been ordered to cough up over £1000 by the courts.
Chad Nugent, 42, who advertised his own waste disposal business, was convicted of the offence at The Mountfort car park.
But the quick flytipping trip has cost him dear after Birmingham Magistrates fined him £200 and ordered him to pay more than £800 extra in compensation and costs.
The court heard last week how a member-of-the-public had seen a van dump the rubbish at the site on August 31 last year and managed to note down the vehicle’s registration number.
The details from the quick-thinking witness and a name and address actually found in among the rubbish led Solihull’s environmental crime team to the culprit’s door.
It emerged that Nugent, of Kitts Green, Birmingham, had been paid £100 by one member-of-the-public to collect and get rid of the rubbish.
In passing sentence, the court took into account the defendant’s guilty plea and the fact he was claiming benefits. A share of the compensation will go to Solihull Council, to cover the costs of their investigation, and Trust Inns Limited – who owned the site at the time.
The council will now press for Nugent to be disqualified from holding a waste carrier’s licence.
A spokesman from the environmental crime team said: “Although disappointed with the penalty, we’re pleased that this will limit Nugent’s opportunities to fly tip in the future.
“We hope this case reinforces how seriously the council takes these offences, and that this will deter others from fly tipping.”
The old Mountfort site, in Over Green Drive, had previously become a magnet for crime and anti social behaviour but is currently being redeveloped.
Chad Nugent, 42, who advertised his own waste disposal business, was convicted of the offence at The Mountfort car park.
But the quick flytipping trip has cost him dear after Birmingham Magistrates fined him £200 and ordered him to pay more than £800 extra in compensation and costs.
The court heard last week how a member-of-the-public had seen a van dump the rubbish at the site on August 31 last year and managed to note down the vehicle’s registration number.
The details from the quick-thinking witness and a name and address actually found in among the rubbish led Solihull’s environmental crime team to the culprit’s door.
It emerged that Nugent, of Kitts Green, Birmingham, had been paid £100 by one member-of-the-public to collect and get rid of the rubbish.
In passing sentence, the court took into account the defendant’s guilty plea and the fact he was claiming benefits. A share of the compensation will go to Solihull Council, to cover the costs of their investigation, and Trust Inns Limited – who owned the site at the time.
The council will now press for Nugent to be disqualified from holding a waste carrier’s licence.
A spokesman from the environmental crime team said: “Although disappointed with the penalty, we’re pleased that this will limit Nugent’s opportunities to fly tip in the future.
“We hope this case reinforces how seriously the council takes these offences, and that this will deter others from fly tipping.”
The old Mountfort site, in Over Green Drive, had previously become a magnet for crime and anti social behaviour but is currently being redeveloped.
- Figures for 2012/13 reveal there were 711,000 cases of flytipping across the country. Those convicted can face fines of up to £50,000 or even a six month prison sentence, depending on the severity of the offence.
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