A FLY-TIPPER who dumped building waste including asbestos in a field has been fined thousands of pounds after he was caught, thanks to a sat-nav device that he left in the dump.

Gabby Lee, aged 24, had been replacing a roof on a property in Blackwater before fly-tipping the building waste from this work and other personal waste in a field in Odiham.

The owner of the field had to pay to clear the waste, including disposing of asbestos.

However, Hart District Council managed to find the fly-tipper and successfully prosecuted him.

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The building materials dumped in Odiham by a fly-tipperThe building materials dumped in Odiham by a fly-tipper (Image: Hart District Council)

When clearing the fly-tipping, a satellite navigation device was found in the waste, which helped lead investigators to the person responsible.  

Lee, of Sandhurst, was fined £3,800 after being found guilty of two offences at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, June 4. 

The district council has recovered the costs of clearing the waste for the landowner as part of the prosecution action.  

Mark Jaggard, executive director for place services at Hart District Council, said: “Fly-tipping is a criminal offence which damages our environment and heavily impacts landowners whose property is blighted by this crime. We’ll continue to work to combat fly-tipping in Hart.”