Regardless of how the following story was dealt with it just shows how the mangers that Park Resorts employs are not always competent to do the job they were recruited for. It seems to me that Park resorts only admitted liability as they saw no way out and to reduce there fine. It's a shame they dont work under the same principles with there owners, and accept liability for the way in which they treat them sooner rather than later.
Full story below.
until next time campers
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A Withernsea holiday park has been fined thousands of pounds for setting a caravan on fire.
Park Resorts Ltd was charged under the Clean Air Act 1993, which prohibits the emission of dark smoke from industrial or trade premises.
Hull Magistrates' Court heard evidence of a caravan being set alight on September 2, last year at Eastfields, near Park Resorts' Withernsea Sands site in Waxholme Road, Withernsea.
Photos presented to the court showed a burning caravan emitting billowing clouds of black smoke.
Vincent Blake-Barnard, prosecuting for East Riding Council, said it had obtained evidence of "carpets, rubber, and formica insulation" amongst the burnt debris
Mr Blake-Barnard said reports of the firm disposing of unwanted caravans by setting them on fire dated back to December 15 2007.
He said: "Council officers noticed black smoke billowing from the site.
"A letter was sent to the company in January 2008, but there were further reports of five caravans being set on fire on August 15, 2008."
The council received further complaints on September 2 last year when it obtained the evidence to prosecute.
Park Resorts Ltd took over the Withernsea site in October 2007.
The court heard the holiday firm made the general managers of its sites, including the one at Withernsea, redundant and parachuted in a new manager to oversee all the sites in June last year.
This manager was later cautioned for the pollution offence.
Ian Stebbings, mitigating, said the holiday park had won a David Bellamy Gold Award for its environmentally friendly practices.
He stressed Park Resorts Ltd had no previous convictions.
Mr Stebbings also said the company had pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity and asked for this to be taken into consideration.
It was fined £7,500 and ordered to pay £1,800 costs.
Story taken from - http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/news/Firm-fined-burning-caravan/article-844728-detail/article.html
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