A quarry company whose lorries left mud on roads was fined £500 by Bicester magistrates.
Stratton Audley Quarries Ltd was also ordered to pay £5,000 costs to Oxfordshire County Council, which brought the prosecution. The case also cost the business a further £15,000 in legal costs.
The county council had granted planning permission for filling Stratton Audley quarry with waste, subject to conditions. One condition was that the company should not bring mud on to nearby roads.
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Mud is considered to be a safety hazard to drivers and following complaints from local residents, the county council decided to take action.
County councillor Catherine Fulljames said: "I hope the company now complies with the planning condition, and that the problem of mud on the road at Stratton Audley quarry will be a thing of the past."
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