AN Uxbridge man, caught on CCTV dumping a bathroom suite in a remote country lane at Denham, is counting the cost after being taken to court.
Laureano Rumis, 37, was filmed by a hidden camera installed by investigators from the Waste Partnership for Buckinghamshire.
Images were taken of him as he dumped a toilet, sink, pedestal and other building material in a lane called Over the Misbourne.
Rumis, of Hindhead Close, Uxbridge, told High Wycombe magistrates he was getting rid of the rubbish for a friend who couldn't afford to pay to dispose of the waste.
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When he saw other rubbish dumped at the roadside, he thought it would be all right to dump the items from his car. He admitted an offence of fly-tipping.
Giving credit for an early guilty plea, the magistrates fined Rumis £738, and ordered him to pay £400 towards the council’s costs. A victim surcharge of £73 was also levied.
Luisa Sullivan, for the Waste Partnership, said: "The site of this illegal dumping is off the beaten track, but still our cameras captured the offence and led to the successful prosecution.”
Illegal dumping in the county can be reported at www.buckscc.gov.uk/fly
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