A MAN from Calne who was captured on CCTV fly tipping household waste on Beechfield Road, Devizes, has been issued with a £400 fixed penalty notice (FPN) by Wiltshire Council.
CCTV from a nearby business was used to identify the man who was then interviewed under caution and admitted to dumping the waste and apologised for his actions.
Bridget Wayman, cabinet member for waste said, “Wiltshire Council is committed to the crackdown on waste crimes, like fly-tipping. It costs the taxpayer millions per year in clean-up costs and is a significant blight on our local environment. We would like to thank the two quick witted individuals that captured the details and provided the CCTV footage that led to the culprit being caught”.
The fixed penalty notice (FPN) for fly tipping was introduced in 2016 to allow local authorities in England to issue a £400 fine for small scale fly-tipping offences.
Issuing a fixed penalty notice avoids long, drawn out prosecutions at significant cost. Once a fixed penalty is issued, the recipients cannot be named as it’s not a court conviction.
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