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£3,800 costs and fine for fly tipper
A man who was paid to dispose of a company’s waste but then dumped it in St Neots must pay £3,800 in fines and costs.
And he’s also been banned from driving for 28 days.
Steven Jabbar of Robertson Way, Huntingdon, was found guilty of the fly-tipping offence at Peterborough magistrates court on 6 September 2022.
The case was brought by Huntingdonshire District Council who had investigated a reported fly-tip on Priory Hill, St Neots in, July 2021.
“The waste was traced back to a commercial business, who highlighted an individual who was given the responsibility for taking the waste and disposing of it correctly,” said a council spokesperson.
“Instead, he dumped the waste on public land.”
Jabbar was fined £2,000 and made to pay £1,800 costs to the district council.
He was also disqualified from driving for 28 days.
Cllr Stephen Ferguson, executive councillor customer and transactional services, said: “This is yet another successful prosecution which shows that we will not give up chasing fly-tippers and will bring them to justice.
“It costs the council a lot of money to collect and dispose fly-tips.
“This prosecution is another example of our commitment to keeping the district clean and green.”
The council says that if you see someone fly-tipping or want to report an area where fly-tipping has taken place, visit our webpage.
