A notorious professional fly-tipper, who went on an eight-month dumping spree across north west London, has received one of the toughest sentences ever given for the crime by a magistrates court.
Philip Cash, 65, of Alexandra Avenue, Harrow, was handed a 12 month prison term, suspended for two years. As a condition of the suspended sentence, Cash will be electronically tagged for 16 weeks. During this time, a curfew will require him to remain at home between 9pm and 6am. Cash was ordered to pay £5,990 in costs, was disqualified from driving for 12 months and has had the vehicle he used for the crimes seized by the police.
Leader of Harrow Council, Cllr Sachin Shah, said: “We’re doing our bit in finding and prosecuting bad guys like Mr Cash, but I’m very concerned that incomplete criminal records information can mean serial offenders like him sometimes only receive a slap on the wrist, rather than a sentence befitting a career criminal. I’ll be writing to the Home Office, demanding that action is taken to address this serious failure. Our courts are being kept in the dark, which is an absolute scandal!”
