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Fly-tipper sees his van crushed after guilty plea

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Vincent
Published date11 June 2022
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
Mohammed Eesaa Zaman, a director at Huddersfield company Bedworld Ltd Zaman and a company employee, pleaded guilty to fly-tipping at Huddersfield Magistrates Court

As a result of the guilty plea, a destruction order was granted and Zaman's Mercedes van, valued at £8,000, was promptly sent to the crusher and a video issued by the council shows the moment it was torn apart.

The court heard Zaman had been spotted supervising waste being loaded into the Mercedes van at a house in Walker Street in Earlheaton. Zamam was later seen also supervising the waste being off-loaded to be fly-tipped in Dewsbury the same day.

The fly-tipped waste consisted of builder's waste, household furniture, household waste and white goods. It was disposed of by the council's parks department using trailers, council vehicles and an excavator, which cost £2,585.

Zaman lost his van and was fined £4,753, accounting for the cost of clean-up. The employee driving the van was fined £300.

Councillor Naheed Mather, cabinet member for environment, said: "This is possibly the clearest message we can...

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