A man was handed a hefty court bill after admitting dumping rubbish - including an old bathtub - at Portbury Docks. Anthony Newbury of Marine Parade, Pill entered a guilty plea at North Somerset Magistrates Court to fly-tipping waste on two separate occasions last summer.
The waste consisted of a bathtub which was full of plasterboard and garden waste. Both offences were captured on CCTV in the area and, having obtained the vehicle registration number of the vehicle used, officers found that Mr Newbury was the registered keeper at the time the offence took place, reports Somerset Live.
Mr Newbury was ordered to pay a total of £1,623 consisting of a fine of £346 for each of the two offences, a victim surcharge of £69, and North Somerset Council’s full costs of £862.40. Councillor Mike Solomon, North Somerset Council's executive member for neighbourhoods and community services, said: “Fly-tipping is completely unacceptable. It has a negative impact on our local environment and communities.
