Two men have been convicted of waste crime after depositing, storing and dismantling end of life vehicles at their site without authorisation from the Environment Agency.

Robert and Barry Rickman have been sentenced after they pleaded guilty at West Hampshire Magistrates Court. Robert Rickman – who operated a regulated facility illegally, namely a waste operation for the deposit, treatment and storage of waste, specifically end of life vehicles – was handed 4 months imprisonment suspended for 12 months. Robert Rickman was also handed a 150 hours Community Service Order and ordered to pay costs of £1,000 and a Victim Surcharge of £128.

Barry Rickman was prosecuted for knowingly permitting the operation of a regulated facility illegally, namely a waste operation for the deposit, treatment and storage of waste and was fined £2,000 and ordered to pay costs of £1,000 and Victim Surcharge of £190.

Brothers sentenced over vehicles stored at illegal waste site – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)