Sue’s Tyres Fined for Missing Waste Transfer Notices

Cannock-based Sue’s Tyres Limited has been fined £540 for failing to provide the appropriate waste transfer notices. Stafford Magistrates also fined the firm £90 as costs of £491 and a victim surcharge of £15 – a total of £1,136. The total could have been significantly higher, but the company was given a 10 per cent discount for changing its plea from not guilty to guilty. According to an Express and Star report, the council has no reason to believe the company was fly-tipping but says it was acting as a waste broker without the required documentation. The maximum fine for flytipping is £50,000 and/or five years in prison. The maximum fine for giving waste to someone who then fly-tips it is £5,000.