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4th March 2004, Page 19
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A KENT HAULIER has been ordered to pay more than £7,500 in fines and costs after one of his tippers was caught on CCTV flytipping construction waste.

Raymond MeAllister.of Sutcliff Road, Welling, pleaded guilty to allowing his truck to fly-tip its load in Hoskin Street. Greenwich.

Woolwich Magistrates' Court was shown CCTV footage, which showed McAllister's truck, together with a second unidentilied vehicle, reversing down the street, dumping their loads and then driving away The court heard that McAllister had come forward as the owner of the vehicle following its seizure by the Environment Agency in July 2002, He was interviewed twice regarding his ownership of the tipper. On both occasions he said he had sold the vehicle but gave a different name for the buyer during each interview.

Investigations into its ownership history revealed a trail of misleading non-existent names and addre Investigating officer D Shepherd says: "It's impot for all government authoritil work side by side in all envi mental crimes such as fly-tipi The case could only be bra with the help of officers of London Borough of Green, CCTV unit for their quick act in capturing this incident.

"It is also important to un stand you can still be convi for fly-tipping if you allow vehicle to be used to commit < ronmental crime."


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