Edmonton fly-tipper fined over double dump

Sali Yumerov pleaded guilty to fly-tipping charges brought against him by Enfield Council

Waste dumped from a silver Mercedes hatchback in Nobel Road, Edmonton

A man whose vehicle was used to illegally dump a large amount of household waste in an Edmonton street – twice – has been prosecuted.

Enfield Council officers studied footage from mobile waste enforcement CCTV cameras that showed a man dumping rubbish from a silver Mercedes hatchback in Nobel Road, Edmonton.

Sali Yumerov, aged 26 and from Barnet (N11), was identified as the registered keeper of the vehicle. He failed to assist in investigations to locate the fly-tipper and was found to have allowed his vehicle to be used to carry out the illegal activity.

Last month Yumerov pleaded guilty to the two fly-tipping charges brought against him at Highbury Corner Magistrates Court.

Magistrates ordered him to pay a fine of £138, prosecution costs of £500 and a victim surcharge of £55, bringing a total of £693.

Maria Alexandrou, the council’s cabinet member for environment, said: “It beggars belief the defendant allowed his vehicle to be used by someone else to illegally dump waste not once but twice within a week in our borough.

“Fly-tippers should be aware we have a zero-tolerance stance on those who dump their rubbish on our streets. The same goes for those who allow their vehicles to be used to fly tip and fail to cooperate with us.

“We offer Enfield residents a free bulky waste collection from their doorstep, and there are two facilities for the disposal of household waste available at Barrowell Green and Edmonton Eco Park, so there is never any excuse to fly tip.”

Separately, the Conservative-run council is pursuing proposals to bring back weekly bin collections.

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