A Truro man has been ordered to pay fines and costs of more than £1,000 for fly-tipping at Illogan.

Darren Longar, aged 36, pleaded guilty at Truro Magistrates Court to being in a position to control the use of a vehicle with regards to fly-tipping in a country lane at Illogan in March 2016.

He was ordered to pay costs in full along with a fine and a victim surcharge totalling £1,149.70. Truro Magistrates stated “Fly tipping is a serious offence and one that the court takes very seriously.”

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