A van owner has been fined more than £1,300 for fly-tipping in Beaconsfield.

Ismat Abdul Raheen Al Jndi, 29, of Rowley Close, Wembley, was caught on camera dumping kitchen re-fit waste in woodland at Andrew Hill Lane, Hedgerley, Beaconsfield (near junction 2 of the M40).

Two men were seen dumping the waste at around 11.30pm on April 6 this year and their van was traced using the number plate caught on CCTV in the area.

Mr Al Jndi pleaded guilty at Milton Keynes Magistrates Court on Friday (October 21) to an offence of depositing, or knowingly causing the illegal deposit of waste.

He was fined £200 and ordered to pay clean-up and prosecution costs of £1,116.30, as well as a victim surcharge of £30, a total of £1,346.30.

When questioned, Mr Al Jndi admitted the deposit had been made from his van, but denied dumping it himself. 

He said he had lent the van to a “casual acquaintance” but was not able to give traceable details for the man.

In this case, the Environmental Protection Act says that the owner of the van (who was in a position to control its use) is guilty of knowingly causing the deposit - whether or not it was him who deposited the waste, and whether or not he gave instructions for it to be done.

Cllr Mike Smith, chairman of the waste partnership for Buckinghamshire, said: “This case demonstrates how seriously we take the offence of fly-tipping and the lengths our officers will go to secure a prosecution.

“In this instance, despite waste being dumped in the middle of the night, the culprits were filmed taking steps to ensure that they were not being observed by passers-by. They left no traceable evidence within the dumping, but were still successfully prosecuted.

“This again underlines the message that if you dump waste illegally in Buckinghamshire you are likely to be caught - and to face prosecution.”