fly-tipper

At present, they said, the law "would be insufficient to penalise the fly-tipper".

He said: "I am delighted to see this notorious local fly-tipper finally being brought to justice. "

According to Environment Agency figures, 70 per cent of local authorities have not prosecuted a single fly-tipper in the past five years.

Terence Blacker: I spy a fly-tipper.

An exasperated neighbour helped snare a "notorious" fly-tipper after she installed CCTV home to catch him in the act.

However we believe that with effort, commitment and co-operation the tyre will, by early in the new millennium, cease to be associated with the popular image of the fly-tipper and his dastardly wares.