A number of offences were detected during an operation targeting illegal waste carriers in Clenchwarton this week.<\/p>\n
Several notices were issued and a number of drivers were given \u201cwords of advice\u201d after the multiagency operation on Main Road on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
One person was also arrested for an unrelated offence.<\/p>\n
West Norfolk Council led a multiagency operation targeting illegal waste carriers in Clenchwarton this week. Pictures: West Norfolk Council<\/p>\n
Led by West Norfolk Council, the operation involved officers from Norfolk Police, the Environment Agency and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).<\/p>\n
The borough council\u2019s cabinet member for environment and coastal, Cllr Sandra Squire, said: \u201cFailure to deal with waste properly is a serious issue \u2013 fly-tipping blights our countryside and damages the environment \u2013 so this is crucial work.<\/p>\n
\u201cCarrying out these checks helps to make sure there is a level playing field for legitimate businesses who handle waste responsibly, and that waste is taken to a legitimate disposal facility.<\/p>\n
Several notices were issued and a number of drivers were given \u201cwords of advice\u201d after the multiagency operation on Main Road on Tuesday<\/p>\n
\u201cThe operation at Clenchwarton is just a part of the work we are doing to make sure that the environment is protected from the harm caused by the illegal dumping of waste.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is also our intention to carry out this type of multiagency approach at other sites across the borough.\u201d<\/p>\n
Documents were checked for tax and insurance, and vehicles were examined to ensure they were safe.<\/p>\n
The council carried out inspections to ensure commercial waste carriers had the appropriate licence and could provide evidence of compliance with their duty of care.<\/p>\n
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Council officials said they were pleased to find that the majority of drivers and their vehicles were compliant. However, one waste carrier was given instructions to register or face prosecution.<\/p>\n
One vehicle was found not to have insurance due to a change of registration, which the company involved then rectified before the vehicle was allowed to leave.<\/p>\n
Another vehicle was in a poor condition of repair and was issued with a \u2018deferred prohibition\u2019 notice by the DVSA, which means it had to be taken to a garage immediately and have a new MOT before it could be taken out on the road again. Several drivers were given advice.<\/p>\n
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One person, who was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped, was found to have a warrant against him for an earlier failure to appear in court, and he was arrested at the scene.<\/p>\n
Barry Brandford, borough council waste manager, said: \u201cThe consequences of not complying with the law can be substantial, including the seizure of vehicles used to carry waste without a licence and unlimited fines for fly-tippers.<\/p>\n
\u201cRegistering as a waste carrier is not expensive, and not difficult: you can register on the gov.uk website and it costs less than \u00a3200. There are many good reasons to register, and none for failure to register.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe also urge the public to make sure they only use a properly-licensed waste carrier to dispose of their rubbish \u2013 doing so gives peace of mind that waste is dealt with properly and avoids a hefty householder fine for not checking.\u201d<\/p>\n
While undertaking the operation, the council also took the opportunity to tidy up the area by carrying out a litter pick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A number of offences were detected during an operation targeting illegal waste carriers in Clenchwarton this week. Several…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":589398,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[924,1397,229,90,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-589397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-crime","tag-environment","tag-politics","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=589397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589397\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/589398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=589397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=589397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=589397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}