Surge in tyre-dumping baffles council officers

11:40am Sunday 20th May 2012 in Cherwell

WASTE chiefs are baffled by a surge in dumped tyres across north Oxfordshire.

About 900 tyres were dumped in Cherwell district from January to April compared to 250 in the same period last year.

This year’s total is now more than 1,000 after about 160 were left in Station Road, Cropredy on overnight on Tuesday.

Cherwell District Council said the dumping cost more than £900 to clean up.

Yesterday it appealed for public help to find the culprits, as a spokesman said it could not explain the increase.

Council lead member for clean and green Nigel Morris, right, said: “We have already had more than 20 tyre dumps since January this year and this needs to stop.

“The problem is, as with all fly-tipping incidents, these tend to happen in secluded places at quiet times of the day.

“We can’t possibly have eyes and ears everywhere so we have to rely on people reporting suspicious activity to us when they see it.”

Other tyres have been left in Claydon, Bicester, Banbury, Adderbury and Caversfield.

Anyone with information should email service@ cherwell-dc.gov.uk or call 01295 227983.

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Comments(12)

snert says...
12:06pm Sun 20 May 12

Scumbags. I hate it when people turn the country into a rubbish tip. It's like messing your pants instead of going to the toilet because it's a little more convenient.

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davyboy says...
1:10pm Sun 20 May 12

thing is, when you have your tyres changed, the garage takes them from you for safe disposal. all major chains have contracts with manufacturers to return the old ones for recycling, so the only possible place for these to come from is the small independents who probably use the 'man-with-a-van' method of disposal. it is vital that they get educated to only use licenced waste carriers to take any waste, however much they charge, and not the cheapo one man outfits.

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Andrew:Oxford says...
1:24pm Sun 20 May 12

Perhaps the responsible national chains should start printing the registration number, of a vehicle that is being fitted with new tyres, inside the tyres at time of replacement.

That way there would be a clear audit trail back from the rogue disposal agents.

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iklhik says...
4:27pm Sun 20 May 12

Or just increase the penalty for fly tipping to, say, £10k minimum for the first offence, £30k minimum for each subsequent offence. If they can't pay in a lump sum seize their vehicle until they do. It would reflect the cost of cleaning up after these pigs and to deter people from doing it in the first place.

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townie says...
4:42pm Sun 20 May 12

Andrew:Oxford wrote:
Perhaps the responsible national chains should start printing the registration number, of a vehicle that is being fitted with new tyres, inside the tyres at time of replacement.

That way there would be a clear audit trail back from the rogue disposal agents.
brilliant idea

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EMBOX1 says...
8:58pm Sun 20 May 12

townie wrote:
Andrew:Oxford wrote:
Perhaps the responsible national chains should start printing the registration number, of a vehicle that is being fitted with new tyres, inside the tyres at time of replacement.

That way there would be a clear audit trail back from the rogue disposal agents.
brilliant idea
and do it with microdots which can't be seen with the naked eye, and thus can't be removed.

Only potential problem I can see is people will try to burn them instead.

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steve1955 says...
9:27pm Sun 20 May 12

Fly tipping and littering will not go away huge fines are ok if they are caught for every one cought and convicted thousands get away just drive round the countryside and see all that is dumped and littering the roads i always expected councils to keep the countryside clean? i thought we were charged for it in the rates?

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Andrew:Oxford says...
8:46am Mon 21 May 12

Depends on where in the "countryside" items are dumped. If it is on private land, then it becomes the responsibility of the landowner.

ie, if someone chucks a few dozen tyres in your garden in the middle of the night - it's your problem to dispose of them properly...

(It's been a long time since residents were charged "rates" too.)

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steve1955 says...
9:34am Mon 21 May 12

Andrew oxford
may not be called rates but still based on rateable value? are you saying dump on private land so council is not responsible ?if you are from all land owners a big thankyou

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King Joke says...
4:39pm Mon 21 May 12

EMBOX1 wrote:
townie wrote:
Andrew:Oxford wrote: Perhaps the responsible national chains should start printing the registration number, of a vehicle that is being fitted with new tyres, inside the tyres at time of replacement. That way there would be a clear audit trail back from the rogue disposal agents.
brilliant idea
and do it with microdots which can't be seen with the naked eye, and thus can't be removed. Only potential problem I can see is people will try to burn them instead.
Burning tyres is a pretty conspicuous activity as the smoke is acrid and highly visible. I think the microdot idea has legs. Can one of our MPs raise an EDM?

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LORD PETER MACVEY 0X2 6EG says...
9:08pm Mon 21 May 12

davyboy wrote:
thing is, when you have your tyres changed, the garage takes them from you for safe disposal. all major chains have contracts with manufacturers to return the old ones for recycling, so the only possible place for these to come from is the small independents who probably use the 'man-with-a-van' method of disposal. it is vital that they get educated to only use licenced waste carriers to take any waste, however much they charge, and not the cheapo one man outfits.
Or how about the government stop their tax on small businesses with their tyre disposal surcharge. That way we do not get ripped off by Kwik fit etc, and the local indepedent has a chance. The law is wrong and I don't blame the small guys fly tipping.

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Severian says...
9:27pm Tue 22 May 12

One other group of people who have lots of old car tyres are farmers - they use them to hold down piles of old straw and stuff. Maybe the Council should have a look around to see if any farmers have been clearing up their farm recently?

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