Hidden camera catches Leighton Buzzard fly-tipper dumping fridge filled with rotten food

A hidden camera in a fly-tipping hotspot caught a Leighton Buzzard fly-tipper in the act.

Mark Peach from Sandy Lane pleaded guity to illegal dumping at High Wycombe Magistrates Court on September 28.

Buckinghamshire Council enforcement officers had placed a hidden camera on Mill Road, Slapton, a notorious fly-tipping hotspot.

And on April 18 it caught the driver of a Ford Transit van dumping a fridge with rotting food inside at the roadside.

Mr Peach admitted dumping the fridge saying that he had made 'a stupid mistake'.

He 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 of £1,471.

Gareth Williams, Cabinet Member for Climate Change and Environment said: “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.”