A Thornbury man has been ordered to pay a £250 fine and £26 victim surcharge for illegal transportation of waste. Duncan Young, 45, of Dovedale was prosecuted by South Gloucestershire Council after he was discovered transporting waste without a Waste Carriers' Licence. Young pleaded guilty to the offence when he appeared at Bristol Magistrates' Court on Monday, January 9.
The court heard that on October 19 last year, South Gloucestershire Council’s environmental enforcement officers were involved with a partnership operation led by Avon and Somerset Police at The Mall, Cribbs Causeway. The operation focused on road safety and mobile criminality and included checks for road worthiness of vehicles, anti-social use of vehicles and trade licensing compliance.
During the operation, police officers escorted a white pickup truck into the stop check area for inspection. The vehicle was liveried with D Young Garden Services and was towing a trailer that contained a large quantity of green waste.
