Plymouth fly-tipper ordered to pay thousands in fines and costs
Glynn Hobbs was caught dumping the two fridges in a Devonport lane last summer
Two fly-tipped fridges in Plymouth have resulted in a pay out of more than £2,000 for an unregistered waste carrier.
Glynn Hobbs of West End Road, Beacon Park, pleaded guilty to four offences under the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
He was spotted by a local resident, who saw him throw the two fridges from the back of the van onto the lane on 16 July, before swiftly driving off.
Unfortunately for Hobbs, that resident was able to supply CCTV footage - catching him in the act.
After some further investigation, the resident also discovered the GKH logo and phone number on the van could be traced via Facebook to a waste removal company, GKH waste removals.
An officer contacted the company to ask for their waste carriers licence number. Hobbs, who answered the call, explained he was applying for one but could not provide confirmation that the application had been received.
He also claimed that fridges were only left for a few hours and he had planned to pick them up.
The 35-year-old, appeared via video link from Charles Cross Police Station was fined £480 for the first offence, £100 for the second with no separate penalties for the further offences. He was ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £58 and costs of £1,580.
The court were told that the waste company had stopped trading and magistrates took on board his guilty plea and the fact he had tried to pay some of the fines.