Stuart Dickinson was ordered to pay the fine by Blackburn magistrates due to not having the correct permit, reports the Lancashire Telegraph.
In spite of having been inspected several times, Dickinson had neglected to clean up the waste site.
Local resident Brian Stevens said: “There are scrap vehicles piled on top of each other and it’s worrying because they might collapse.
“The whole area has been downgraded because of these scrap yards.”
Dickinson claimed that he had been intending to restore the abandoned vehicles, but District Judge James Clarke said that “he was satisfied harvesting of vehicles on site for parts had taken place and that some of the scrap vehicles were beyond saving,” according to the Lancashire Telegraph.
£15,000 of the fine will be in the form of a contribution to the Environment Agency.
Dickinson has promised that in future he will try to “comply with all legal requirements.”
