Two men fined after being caught on CCTV dumping mattress in Peterborough residential street
Two men were caught on CCTV as they dumped a mattress in a residential street in Peterborough.
Peterborough City Council officials say the two have each been ordered to pay £703 by magistrates after being filmed carrying a mattress from their home and leaving it on the street.
Petre Constantin (46) and Marius Constantin (21) of Gladstone Street, pleaded guilty to fly tipping at Peterborough Magistrates Court yesterday (June 3).
The court heard the two men were then filmed by CCTV returning to their home.
The council say the incident happened on March 10 last year.
A council spokesperson said that an officer from the local authority’s Safer Communities service attended the men's address with police and was able to confirm their identities and take enforcement action.
Both men were given the opportunity to pay a fixed penalty notice to discharge their liability for the offence, but failed to pay.
As a consequence, the Safer Communities Service prosecuted both men for fly tipping.
They each received a £400 fine and were ordered to pay £160 victim surcharge and £143 in costs.
Afterwards, Councillor Christian Hogg, the council’s Cabinet Member for Regulatory Service and Enforcement, said: "This latest court case should serve as a stark reminder to people who do not dispose of their waste responsibly that if there is evidence available we will prosecute.
"Peterborough is a beautiful city and we do not want our streets and countryside blighted by fly-tippers.
"We also need the public's help as our eyes and ears.
"If you see someone fly-tipping or you see waste that has been dumped on a street or anywhere in the city, please report it to us.
"And when you are disposing of waste make sure you are doing so legally and responsibly. If you are paying someone to take away your waste, make sure they have the correct licences to do so."