Couple who dumped bike and baby walker at city fly-tipping hotspot 'will see car seized' if they do it again

Fly-tippers who dumped rubbish at a Birmingham hotspot have been warned their car will be ‘seized and destroyed’ if they repeat the act in future.

Ahmed Shah Khairizadeh and his wife Adela Alizada, both of Bartletts Avenue, Stratford-upon-Avon, both pleaded guilty to depositing two red boxes, a child’s bike, a baby walker and other items on Ward End Park Road on May 4 last year.

Khairizadeh also admitted a second charge related to being the driver of a Mitsubishi Outlander used in the offence, at a hearing on Thursday, November 5.

Birmingham Magistrates Court was told CCTV cameras captured the vehicle driving to the location and stopping by a railway bridge at 3pm on the day of the offence.

Images showed a female passenger getting out the car and removing the rubbish from the boat and dumping it on the road.

Simon Mortimer, prosecuting for Birmingham City Council said when the couple were contacted by the authority, Khairizadeh admitted he was the driver.

Alizada admitted she deposited the waste but Mr Mortimer said she told the local authority that she was ‘not aware she was committing an offence’.

Mr Mortimer said: “The area is covered by CCTV because it is a hotspot for fly-tipping.

“This is not the worst fly-tipping you will ever see in this court but, of course, any fly-tipping affects those who live by it. Should it happen again, we will be seeking forfeiture of the vehicle.”

In mitigation, Khairizadeh said his wife had told him it would be ok for them to leave the rubbish at that site. He expressed remorse and vowed never to be back at court again.

Khairizadeh was fined £266 and ordered to pay a £106 surcharge and £150 costs while Alizada was fined £180 and ordered to pay £150 costs.

The chair of the bench said: “I hope it has been a huge learning point for both of you, particularly in view of the fact if you should ever do this again there is a realistic prospect of having your car seized and destroyed.

“Fly-tipping is an offence that affects so many people. We have a beautiful country that is destroyed by wanton acts of dumping rubbish with no thought for the environment.”