A fly-tipper has been fined after he was captured on CCTV dumping rubbish twice in the same day.
Council investigators established that 'brazen' Stephen Quinn, 43, was at the wheel of a white panel van used to dump rubbish in Ancoats and Beswick on June 3, 2020.
He was first captured on CCTV at 8.20pm when he got out of the van on Branson Street in Ancoats, opened the doors and, according to the council, 'proceeded to dump items from the vehicle on the ground and drive off'.
Two hours later, more CCTV captured him reversing onto wasteland in Beswick where he dumped more rubbish including a mattress, said the council.
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Quinn responded to an interview under caution and admitted fly-tipping.
He accepted a fixed penalty notice of £400 during the interview.
But he failed to pay the fine and his case was sent to court.
When Quinn failed to attend the first court hearing, a warrant was issued for his arrest.
He was arrested and finally attended at court.
Quinn, of Ruskin Road, Droyslden was prosecuted on February 21 under Section 33 of the Environmental Protection Act for two offences of fly-tipping rubbish on Branson Street, Ancoats and on wasteland in Beswick, according to the council.
He was fined £600 told the pay £400 in costs.
Coun Rabnawaz Akbar, executive member for neighbourhoods at Manchester town hall, said: "We will not allow people to get away with fly-tipping in our city and will do everything we can to ensure that we bring perpetrators to justice.
"This was a brazen attempt to get away with fly-tipping not once but twice in the same day.
"Fly-tipping blights our neighbourhoods and environment and it is important that we show everyone that we mean business. His actions resulted in a criminal record and a costly bill and I hope this will serve as a warning to others that we will take action."
