Multiple fly-tips lead to fine for Andover man
An Andover man has been ordered to pay over £1,000 after being caught fly-tipping in the same location on more than one occasion.
On June 12 2023, Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC) officers were conducting a routine inspection when they found a large amount of green waste fly-tipped on a rural track between Charlton Cemetery and Newbury Hill in Andover.
Camera footage of the incident showed a man arriving in a vehicle on 10 June and emptying large sacks of garden waste in a layby.
A check of the registration led officers to Leigh Jenkinson, 36, of Junction Road.
During the investigation, camera footage on 8 July 2023 showed the vehicle arriving at the same location again and leaving more garden waste in the layby.
After admitting to the offences, Jenkinson appeared at Basingstoke Magistrates Court on 27 February 2024 and was handed a fine of £400 and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £160 and costs of £500.
Portfolio Holder for Environmental Services, Councillor David Drew, said: “There really is no excuse for incidents like this and they can be so easily avoidable. To fly-tip your waste on more than one occasion is irresponsible and causes extra, unnecessary work for our already hard-working teams. A conviction for fly-tipping will also give you a criminal record, which could lead to you being unable to enter certain countries.
“You can dispose of your garden waste easily by taking it to one of Hampshire’s Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRC) or by subscribing to TVBCs Garden Waste Collection Service.”
For more information about our garden waste service visit www.testvalley.gov.uk/gardenwaste.