Police catch fly-tippers in Iver as locals report rise of rubbish being dumped

Thames Valley Police have seized the vehicle with a spokesman saying it "was an expensive day for these criminals."

The spokesman said: "Officers caught the occupants of this van flytipping in a lay-by on Mansion Lane, Iver.

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"They have been reported for the offences and the van has been seized."

Fly-tippers caught in the act (Images from Thames Valley Police)

Earlier this year, locals have said there was an “alarming” rise in fly-tipping in Iver and criticised Buckinghamshire Council for planning rules they claim prevent people from protecting their own property from would-be fly-tippers – adding the rate of illegal dumping in Iver has increased "massively" in recent years.

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The Mansion Lane Landowners Group said: “Fly-tipping has been rampant and brazen in this part of Iver.

"There were instances where residents woke up to massive debris dumped on local roads and private land.”

PICTURED: Waste dumped on Iver Golf Club, north of Hollow Hill Lane

Buckinghamshire Council cabinet member for environment and climate change, Cllr Bill Chapple, said at the time: "We investigate each incident for evidence that will allow the offender to be traced, and then clear the waste where it has been dumped on public land.

"Private landowners have a responsibility to clear their own waste, but we will engage with them where possible to facilitate prompt clearance.

"We do investigate dumping on private land, however, with a view to prosecuting or issuing a fixed penalty notice where the evidence allows."