CIVIC chiefs in the Test Valley are continuing their campaign against flytippers.

A dumped wooden crate near Romsey has led to a man being ordered to pay a heavy fine.

Shawn Johnson must pay nearly £2,000 after he dumped a large wooden crate with waste inside in Lee last spring.

On May 18, Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC) received a report from a resident who had witnessed a fly-tip on Station Road.

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Following a DVLA search using the registration number of the vehicle spotted at the scene, council officers invited Johnson, 28, of Bexhill-on-Sea, to attend an interview under caution.

He admitted depositing the waste, which he had collected from a private job.

Johnson told officers he had been asked to return to the work yard to change vans and panicked as he had previously been told he couldn’t use it for private jobs.

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Appearing at Southampton Magistrates’ Court on Monday January 23, he pleaded guilty and fined £1,292 and ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £129 and costs of £562.10.

Portfolio holder for environmental services, Councillor Nick Adams-King, said: “We continue to crack down on fly-tipping across Test Valley and this is, once again, another very positive result. We have a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to fly-tipping here, if you want to tarnish our beautiful borough then you will face the consequences.

“The number of prosecutions we have had recently should act as a warning to people that any offenders will be caught.”