A South Tyneside van driver has been slapped with a fine of more than £1,200 after his vehicle was used to fly-tip waste.
Robin David Smith was prosecuted as the owner of the vehicle that was used to illegally abandon waste in a lane behind Frederick Street, Laygate, in May last year.
South Tyneside Magistrates' Court heard that the distinctive van, which was also linked to a series of other fly-tipping incidents in the area, had been caught on CCTV being used to carry, and fly-tip waste.
