Taxi driver fined after driving woman to fly-tip rubbish

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 06:32 · Archive

A Norwich taxi driver has been fined £300 after CCTV captured him taking a woman to illegally dump waste.

A Norwich taxi driver has been fined £300 after CCTV cameras captured him driving a woman to Bowers Avenue to fly-tip rubbish. The driver was issued a fixed penalty notice for failing to provide a valid waste carrier licence. The woman, who hired the taxi, is due to appear before Norwich Magistrates' Court after she and another man unloaded rubbish onto the street.

This is the third recent fly-tipping prosecution linked to CCTV evidence as part of a crackdown on environmental offences in the city. In the previous two cases, offenders were ordered to pay a combined £2,550. The total amount raised through fly-tipping fines and penalties this year has exceeded £4,500.

Norwich City Council introduced a dedicated enforcement team this year, which has resulted in a 200 per cent increase in fixed penalty notices being issued to offenders so far this year, according to Councillor Toby Bolton. The council is actively reviewing CCTV locations and seeking to add additional cameras at local hotspots, alongside rolling out clearer signage and further educational activities. The council encourages residents to report fly-tipping with all details.

How it is being reported

• Taxi driver caught on camera taking woman to fly-tip wasteA taxi driver has been fined £300 after CCTV cameras captured him driving a woman to a Norwich street to fly tip.Eastern Daily Press · 16 Oct, 06:00
• Taxi driver caught on camera taking woman to fly-tip wasteA taxi driver has been fined £300 after CCTV cameras captured him driving a woman to a Norwich street to fly tip.Norwich Evening News · 16 Oct, 06:00

In this story: Norwich City Council · Councillor Toby Bolton · Bowers Avenue · Norwich Magistrates' Court · Norwich

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