A man who abandoned a caravan on a street has been ordered to pay more than £1,300 in fines and costs.
Taylor Ford, of no fixed address, left the caravan on the road in Ravenspurn, Bridlington, between February and May this year, East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC) said.
Ford was found guilty in his absence on 17 December at Beverley Magistrates’ Court of abandoning a vehicle on a public highway.
He was fined £440 and ordered to pay compensation of £550 to the council towards recovery, court costs of £150 and a £176 victim surcharge.
The council said the caravan was found in a dilapidated state, with smashed windows and broken panels.
Carl Skelton, ERYC’s director of Streetscene Services at the authority, said: “Abandoned vehicles of any sort can be a real nuisance for residents living nearby and can become a safety hazard.
“We can usually resolve the situation with the owners and get them to move the vehicles themselves, but in cases like this the council will step in to remove them and recover our costs,” he added.