A man from Stoke Gifford has been ordered to pay a total of £1,541 after he was caught on CCTV fly-tipping outside a country pub. David Spiring, 38, of Cow Barton in Stoke Gifford, pleaded guilty to the offence of fly-tipping when he appeared at Bristol Magistrates Court on February 2 after being prosecuted by South Gloucestershire Council.
Spiring previously failed twice to appear in court for the offence leading magistrates to issue a warrant for his arrest. He was detained ahead of the hearing on Thursday, where he was ordered to pay a fine of £480, along with £813 in costs, £56 in clear-up costs, and a £192 victim surcharge, making a total of £1,541.
The court heard that on August 8 2022, the proprietor of The White Horse Public House on Hambrook Lane became aware of a number of black household rubbish bags that had been discarded in the car park of the pub. CCTV footage from the pub's security cameras revealed that a car had driven into the car park that morning, and the driver had proceeded to remove approximately six black bags of household waste from the vehicle, which he left in the car park, before driving off.
