Two men have each been fined £300 after they were stopped near Old Romney in a crackdown on illegal flytipping on Romney Marsh, Kent.

A total of 89 vehicles were stopped for inspection at a checkpoint, set up by Officers from Shepway District Council and Kent Police, near the Oasis Cafe on the A259 at Old Romney, Romney Marsh.

The inspections checked that drivers had the necessary paperwork needed for carrying waste while police checked the vehicles for road worthiness.

Shepway Council is urging anyone who has work done on their homes or in their gardens to make those doing the work have a waste carriers' licence. "No legitimate trader will mind being asked. Beware of any offer that looks too good to be true. You might get a cheap job done but your old furniture, garden waste or old shed could end up being illegally dumped, and you also have a duty of care for your waste even after it leaves your possession," said Liam Flannery, Shepway Council Environmental Protection Officer.


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> Shepway District Council
> Kent Police