Leeds man fined £1,000 for fly-tipping after dumping fridge and doors at former pit site in Wakefield

A man who dumped a fridge freezer and a set of sliding glass doors at a former colliery has been ordered to pay nearly £1,500.
Fly-tipping generic image, provided by Wakefield Council.Fly-tipping generic image, provided by Wakefield Council.
Fly-tipping generic image, provided by Wakefield Council.

Garry Alan Potts, 42, pleaded guilty to illegally dumping the items in a hearing at Leeds Magistrates' Court.

The 42-year-old from Middleton Park Road, Middleton, carried out the fly-tipping at the former Newmarket Colliery site in Stanley, on two separate occasions.

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The court fined him £1,000 and ordered him to pay £435 in costs and a £50 victim surcharge to cover the clean-up cost.

Coun Maureen Cummings. Image provided by Wakefield Council.Coun Maureen Cummings. Image provided by Wakefield Council.
Coun Maureen Cummings. Image provided by Wakefield Council.

Wakefield Council took the case to court after gathering evidence using a camera at the site.

​Coun Maureen Cummings, cabinet member for environment and communities, said: "I hope this sends out a very clear message that fly-tipping will not be tolerated and we will use all the powers we have to make sure that offenders are caught and prosecuted.

"Fly-tipping causes a blight on our communities and we all have a responsibility to tackle it. If you witness fly-tipping please report it to us, we will follow up all reports."

Reports can be made by calling the council's contact centre on 0345 8 506 506.