A MAN dumping a fridge with 'rotting food inside' in a notorious fly-tipping hotspot has been caught on CCTV.

Mark Peach from Sandy Lane, Leighton Buzzard appeared at High Wycombe Magistrates Court on September 28, where he pleaded guilty to an offence of illegal dumping.

​He was caught in the act of illegal fly-tipping on April 18, 2022, dumping waste in Mill Road. 

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Buckinghamshire Council managed to successfully prosecute the man having strategically placed a hidden camera on Mill Road, Slapton, a notorious fly-tipping hotspot.

The covert camera took images of the driver of a Ford Transit van illegally dumping a fridge with rotting food inside at the roadside.

Enquiries by council officers established that Peach was the driver of the vehicle.

When interviewed under caution, he admitted dumping the fridge saying that he had made 'a stupid mistake'.

Peach was fined £553 and ordered to pay £863 towards the prosecution costs.

He was also ordered to pay a £55 victim surcharge making a total to pay of £1,471.

Gareth Williams, Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Environment said: “The camera doesn’t lie, and in this case, it clearly shows this man blatantly fly-tipping in our county.

"These cameras are one of several tools used to help us to fight back against criminals who think they can break the law and get away with it. Let this be a warning to all and a reminder; there is no excuse for fly-tipping and we won’t tolerate it in Buckinghamshire.”

To report fly-tipping in Buckinghamshire visit: www.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/fix-my-street.