A young caravanner has learnt a harsh lesson after being found guilty of fly-tipping a tourer he originally purchased in the hope of renovating it for use on the road.
Anthony Duckworth, of Kay Street in Darwen, yesterday (August 30th) pled guilty to depositing ‘controlled waste’ without authority and received a conditional discharge for 12 months as well as being ordered to pay £150 costs.
The trouble started for the 19-year-old when he discovered a dilapidated caravan which was being sold cheaply on the internet auction site eBay.
Eager to put his hand to a new project and restore the tourer to tip-top condition, Mr Duckworth decided to bid.
However, the project soon spiralled out of control, with the youngster running out of funds to fix the clapped-out caravan.
Speaking on behalf of his client, Jonathan Taylor explained to the Blackburn Gazette: “As soon as it became apparent the job would be too much for him he decided the best thing was to break it up and sell it bit by bit.”
Worse was to come though, as the council soon informed Mr Duckworth it was to remove the unsightly tourer.
It was then that the 19-year-old made his fateful mistake – breaking up the caravan and leaving it on wasteland, thus leading to his court appearance.
Renovating a caravan can prove a tricky task but there have been some success stories – one Leyland-based camper renovated a 1950s-tourer recently, turning it into a travelling barbers.
