A SERIAL fly-tipper who dumped rubbish across Hillingdon has been sentenced to 21 months in prison and had his van seized.

Hillingdon Council teamed up with Buckinghamshire and Sutton councils to bring to end Dean Stanley’s campaign of dumping.

Stanley, 37, of Iver, admitted 17 counts of fly-tipping between March 2019 and January 2020. He was sentenced at Aylesbury Crown Court.

The court heard Stanley would collect waste - including white electrical items, furniture and kitchen units, doors, beds, mattresses and building waste - then dump the items in open spaces, including children’s playgrounds, roadside verges and other people’s driveways.

Stanley had been linked to the crimes after leaving his personal details with people for whom he removed waste.

His two distinctive Ford Transit tipper vans – one white, one red – were linked to him through insurance and DVLA records. These were often seen by eye-witnesses or caught on CCTV footage taking and/or dumping the waste.

Hillingdon Council pooled legal resources with the other two authorities to build a strong case against Stanley, including photographs and CCTC footage.

Cllr John Riley, Hillingdon cabinet member for public safety and transport, said: “This is a fantastic piece of partnership working that has ended Mr Stanley’s campaign of contempt

Stanley was sentenced to 21 months for each of the 16 offences in Hillingdon and Bucks, to run concurrently. He was further sentenced to 14 months for the offence in Sutton, also to run concurrently. The court also ordered that his white van be seized.

A second defendant, Bradley Caswell, 30, of Burnham, appeared at the same hearing and was convicted on one count of fly-tipping in Long Lane, Uxbridge. He was given a £500 fine, ordered to pay £720 compensation, court costs of £500 and a court surcharge.