MORE THAN £1000 in fines have been issued to people who were seen fly-tipping across the Wokingham borough, the council announced today.

Builder's rubbish, vehicle parts, piles of rubbish bags and cardboard boxes were found dumped across the borough, leading to £400 Fixed Penalty Notices being dished out to three different litterers.

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The first, a man from Reading, was issued with a fine after dumping fifteen bags of builder’s rubbish in Kenton’s Lane in Wargrave.

The council’s enforcement officers discovered an address found on a cardboard box inside the rubbish bags, which led to the penalty being issued.

The second offender, a man from Wokingham, was caught after a Royal Mail parcel delivery note containing his name and address, plus items bearing his company logo were discovered amongst a pile of bags and cardboard boxes fly-tipped in Wargrave Road in Twyford. He was also issued with a Fixed Penalty Notice.

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The last perpetrator, a man from Woodley, left piles of bags, cardboard boxes and vehicle parts on Viscount Way, Woodley.

Upon discovery, enforcement officers found a name and address on an invoice discarded within the rubbish, which led to the man also being issued with a Fixed Penalty Notice. 

The three men have since paid the notices. Failure to pay the fixed penalty notice can result in a fine of up to £50,000 on conviction in a magistrate’s court, or an unlimited fine if convicted in a crown court.

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Executive member for neighbourhood and communities Cllr Bill Soane said, “The council has been ramping up its efforts against illegal activity in the borough, operating a zero tolerance approach to fly-tippers and unauthorised waste carriers, and will not hesitate to take action against those responsible.

"We have a duty to keep the borough clean and green, and are reminding residents to dispose of rubbish responsibly and legally.”

For more information, visit https://news.wokingham.gov.uk/news/council-catches-fly-tippers-and-unauthorised-waste-carriers/.