Bedford Borough Council has invested in new, portable CCTV cameras that they are deploying at fly-tipping hotspots around Bedford Borough. 

The Council is using footage to help identify vehicles present in the vicinity of fly-tipping or individuals who may have information about fly-tipping so that enforcement action can be taken against the appropriate persons who are engaged in this activity. Fly-tipping is a criminal offence and can be punished with a maximum fine of £50,000, or a 12 month prison sentence if convicted by a Magistrates Court. 

The footage will be posted on the Council’s ‘Caught on Camera’ webpage at www.bedford.gov.uk/caughtoncamera. If you recognise a vehicle or an individual, you can let the Council know on that webpage. This will assist the Council in deciding if an offence has been committed. 

Fly-tipping is a criminal offence which costs the Council thousands of pounds to clean up. It can also be a hazard to local people and wildlife, and is a real blight on the environment. 

Riseley Ward Councillor Martin Towler commented “We welcome all actions taken by the Council to hold people responsible for those who have engaged in these illicit activities.  

We urge anyone who has any information regarding fly-tipping to report it so that any issues caused can be sorted and offenders can be punished accordingly.”