A resident has been prosecuted for failing to produce a waste carrier licence following the council’s legal request. The prosecution is part of ongoing action to stop fly-tipping.
The legal request to produce a waste carrier licence followed the seizure of a transit tipper truck which was suspected to have been used in a fly-tipping incident in Sweeps Lane in November 2024. Inside the tipper truck, which was seized at the Star Lane Roma Traveller site, a waste transfer note was found which identified Billy Jeeves of Mayfly Close, Orpington.
A notice under Section 5 of the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 was issued in January, requiring Jeeves to produce a waste carrier’s licence within 10 days. However, no licence was provided, and no communication was received, thus prosecution followed. Billy Jeeves was found guilty and fined and ordered to pay costs totalling £776 at Bexley Magistrates’ Court on 22 May 2025 by a Single Justice Procedure for failing to comply with the notice.
A council spokesperson said, “Fly-tipping continues to be a serious problem which we are tackling, and businesses and traders must comply with the law which will help stop fly-tipping. Businesses and traders who transport waste must be registered as a licensed waste carrier and be able to demonstrate how they are dealing with the waste. This is all part of ensuring that waste is properly disposed of and not fly-tipped.”
The spokesperson added, “If you are a resident thinking of hiring someone to dispose of waste, then please make sure you hire someone who is bona fide and check they are a licensed waste carrier.”
Bromley Council continues to tackle fly-tipping, with residents encouraged to report fly-tipping via the council website and fly-tip incidents routinely investigated with a view to prosecute those responsible.
Visit the council website for more information on waste disposal regulations and for information about how to apply to the Environment Agency to register to be licensed waste carrier.
Visit www.bromley.gov.uk/Prosecutions for information about the most recent prosecutions and enforcement work undertaken.
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Editor’s notes:
- Billy Jeeves of Mayfly Close, Orpington was proved guilty of failing to comply with a legal enforcement notice pursuant to Section 5 of the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989. Billy Jeeves was prosecuted at Bexley Magistrates’ Court on 22 May 2025 and was ordered to pay a fine of £220, a surcharge of £88, and £468 in costs, totalling £776.
- There continues to be a court injunction in place to stop fly-tipping in St Paul’s Cray Hill Country Park, which was in place at the time when the tipper truck was seized on neighbouring land with police support.
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