• Home
  • All News
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Submit an article
We Are South Devon
Advertisement
  • Home
  • All News
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Submit an article
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • All News
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Submit an article
No Result
View All Result
We Are South Devon
No Result
View All Result

Devon fly-tipper who failed to clear waste in court for contempt

We Are South Devon by We Are South Devon
September 20, 2022
in Community News
Devon fly-tipper who failed to clear waste in court for contempt

Fly-tipper Vitor Da Silva has been fined after he failed to clear illegally dumped waste from a field in Daccombe near Newton Abbot. 

Da Silva, 54, of Barton Road, Torquay, was given a conditional discharge for 12 months by Plymouth Magistrates last February after he pleaded guilty to dumping waste without an environmental permit between January 2019 and August 2020. The conditional discharge would be breached if he failed to clear the site by the end of May 2022. And he was told to provide proof that the rubbish had been properly transferred to a legitimate site permitted to accept such waste. 

Last Wednesday (14 September) Da Silva appeared before magistrates for contempt after he failed to clear the waste, which included vehicles, furniture, white goods and gas bottles, by the deadline. He was fined £100 and ordered to pay £80 costs after showing evidence that he has now cleared the waste. 

Phil Butterworth of the Environment Agency said: “Da Silva had been given ample time to dispose of the waste to a properly licensed site. Sadly, he chose to ignore his responsibilities. 

“Unfortunately, anyone who used Da Silva’s services would have also failed in their duty of care to ensure a waste carrier has an environmental permit. By having proof that a person is licensed to remove waste, you can be sure your rubbish is properly disposed of.” 

At February’s hearing, Da Silva was also ordered to pay costs of £500 plus a £22 victim surcharge.

You can join us on our social media pages, follow us on Facebook or Twitter and keep up to date with whats going on in South Devon.

Got a news story, blog or press release that you’d like to share or want to advertise with us? Contact us

Previous Post

Sign up for Torbay’s garden waste collections from your own home

Next Post

Free book launch and reading at Plymouth Central Library

Related Posts

Community News

Berry Head and Hope’s Nose are set to benefit from Public Space Protection Orders

February 3, 2023
Community News

Chairman to leave role at end of term of office

February 3, 2023
Community News

Second phase of Torbay Road pedestrianisation begins next week

February 3, 2023
Community News

Road closed due to collision near Totnes

February 3, 2023
Community News

Rob tackles grief through eight-mile hospice walk

February 3, 2023
Community News

Former student police officer jailed after sending explicit images to child

February 2, 2023
Next Post
Free book launch and reading at Plymouth Central Library

Free book launch and reading at Plymouth Central Library

  • Home
  • All News
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Submit an article

© 2023 We Are South Devon Brought to you by Griffiths Networking

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • All News
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Submit an article

© 2023 We Are South Devon Brought to you by Griffiths Networking