A STOURBRIDGE man has landed a £215 court bill after he was caught illegally carrying scrap metal.

Mark Robson of Linden Road was stopped by police and Dudley Council enforcement officers on June 13.

When Robson was stopped he admitted he was not a registered waste carrier and that he occasionally undertook gardening work.

The 22-year-old had no paperwork to support the movement of waste on his vehicle and later inquiries with the Environment Agency confirmed he was not a registered waste carrier.

At a hearing at Dudley Magistrates Court on Thursday October 2 Robson entered a guilty plea to the charge, was fined £75 and ordered to pay £125 in costs plus a £15 victim surcharge.

Councillor Karen Shakespeare, Dudley cabinet member for environment and culture, said: “All businesses that carry waste, including scrap merchants, skip companies, builders and gardeners, must have a waste carriers licence and make sure they have the correct paperwork.

“I hope this fine will help get the message across that anyone caught illegally transporting waste will be prosecuted through the courts.”