US Edition‘Fields of Waste’ - Farmers Back New Powers to Seize Fly‑tipping Vehicles
New DEFRA guidance urges English councils to seize and crush vehicles linked to 1.26 million fly-tipping cases in 2024/25, aiming to deter offenders and support enforcement.
- On Wednesday, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs published guidance urging councils across England to seize and destroy vehicles used in fly-tipping after 1.26 million incidents last year.
- With two-thirds of farmers affected, the financial and reporting burden on land managers is substantial, as each fly-tipping incident costs farmers an average of £1,000 t and many offences go unrecorded.
- Statistics show local authorities carried out 572,000 enforcement actions in 2024/25, with enforcement officers from 41 councils seizing 139 vehicles linked to fly-tipping.
- Ministers are backing the crackdown with increased enforcement funding and officers to deter offenders, including a more than 50% increase in the Environment Agency’s budget to £15.6 million and extra Joint Unit for Waste Crime officers.
- The guidance also encourages councils to publicise enforcement action and share images to maximise deterrence, while officials warn the government does not generally compensate victims.
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Fly-tippers’ vehicles to be crushed and owners shamed under new government guidance
New government guidance urges councils to seize and destroy vehicles used in fly-tipping after 1.26 million incidents were recorded in 2025.
Fly-tippers’ vehicles to be crushed in new government guidance
Somerset Council could soon seize and crush vehicles used in fly-tipping as the Government unveiled new guidance this week aimed at cracking down on waste crime. The guidance, published by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, comes as new figures reveal there were 1.26 million fly-tipping incidents last year across the UK. The Burnham-On-Sea area frequently sees waste fly tipped alomg country lanes such as Red Road in Berrow an…
English Councils urged to crush more fly-tippers' vehicles
New government guidance outlines how offenders' vehicles should be searched, seized and destroyed. New guidance issued today will help local authorities crack down on waste crime, as new statistics reveal there were 1.26 million incidents of fly-tipping last year.
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