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Councils to get powers seize and crush fly-tipping vehicles

Mark Moran
01 May 2025
Secretary of State Steve Reed visiting A1 Metal Recycling Centre in Wokingham to see a vehicle being crushed
Secretary of State Steve Reed visiting A1 Metal Recycling Centre in Wokingham to see a vehicle being crushed

 

Local authorities will work with police forces to tackle fly-tipping on streets, lanes and rural areas, the government has announced.  

Councils will work be encouraged with the police to identify, seize and crush vehicles of waste criminals, with drones and mobile CCTV cameras being deployed to identify cars and vans belonging to fly-tippers so they can be destroyed.  

Ministers have launched a rapid ‘red tape’ review to tackle rules preventing councils seizing...

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