Scrap Metal Fine

THE driver of a scrap metal lorry has been prosecuted for not having a waste transfer note as required by law.

Adam Joseph Eady was driving a DAF lorry on the B4556 at Penygroes, near Cross Hands, last November when he was stopped as part of a joint operation by Carmarthenshire County Council and Dyfed Powys Police.

The lorry, owned by Ammanford Metal Recycling, was carrying a consignment of scrap metals. Eady said he didn’t have a waste transfer note as the office dealt with all the paperwork. The firm said all drivers were issued with transfer notes.

Twenty three-year-old Eady pleaded guilty at Carmarthen Magistrates Court on Monday to an offence contrary to Section 34 (1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.

Dyfed-Powys Police and Carmarthenshire County Council regularly conduct joint operations, which are designed to deter the increase of thefts of metals throughout Carmarthenshire, and prevent flytipping.

One aim of these operations is to ensure that consignments of controlled waste, which includes scrap metals, are accompanied by a written description and a waste transfer note, which is a requirement under the law. Transfer notes should show the origin of the waste items.

Eady, of Bronhaul, Cynghordy, was fined £160 and ordered to pay £203.72 costs.