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A court ordered a man to pay over £1,500 for abandoning a camper van. John Blake left a defective Ford van on land in Bridlington, which was later removed by the council. He was found guilty of abandoning a vehicle without lawful authority.
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A court ordered a man to pay over £1,500 for abandoning a camper van. John Blake left a defective Ford van on land in Bridlington, which was later rem...
A court ordered a man to pay over £1,500 for abandoning a camper van. John Blake left a defective Ford van on land in Bridlington, which was later removed by the council. He was found guilty of abandoning a vehicle without lawful authority.
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John Blake, of Scarborough, was fined £440 and ordered to pay £935.94 costs and a £176 victim surcharge after leaving a brown Ford camper van on land behind Quay Road, Bridlington, between February and May 2025. The vehicle was found in a dirty, dilapidated state without registration plates. East Riding of Yorkshire Council removed the van after Blake failed to respond.
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