Private Investigation Services - Tackling Fly Tippers
Fly tipping is described as the illegal deposit of any waste onto
land; waste dumped or tipped on a site with no licence to accept waste.
Waste includes general household waste, larger domestic items including
fridges and mattresses, garden refuse, commercial waste such as builders'
rubble, clinical waste and tyres. Such waste can occur in any quantities,
in any mixture and in any location.
Fly tipping is a serious national problem of which the Environment Agency
receives 50,000 reports annually.
Fly tipping is a crime, the Police, Environment Agency and local authorities
can prosecute fly tippers under the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
To allow the authorities to take action they will require the following
information:
- The time, day and date you observed the incident
- A description of any individuals and vehicles involved including vehicle colour, type and registration number
- A description of the waste
How Our Detectives Can Help
At SGH and Associates we are able to carry out surveillance
on fly tippers and observe areas that are used by fly tippers and
gather the necessary evidence to instigate a prosecution and prevent
the tipping from re-occurring.
Having consideration to the environment our private detectives will
provide the client with a strategy to combat the problem in the most
cost effective and practical manner.
If you are suffering with fly tippers leaving rubbish on your land and
would like us to investigate and gather the evidence to present to the
authoroities and put a stop to it, please contact us now on 0845
544 1947 or e-mail us.



