A van owner who dumped tyres and old carpets in a Redbridge alleyway has been left with £800 worth of fines and a crushed van.

The culprit was hit with enforcement action after footage emerged when he was being tracked down by Redbridge Council.

The authority said the footage showed his van being used on two separate occasions to dump rubbish in an alleyway backing onto houses in Barkingside.

Among the rubbish found fly-tipped was filled sacks, old carpets and four vehicle tyres.

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The council's enforcement team linked the offending van to a local address.

Further enquiries revealed that another vehicle, also linked to fly-tipping incidents in the borough, was also connected to the address.

In a joint operation with the police, the council seized both vehicles under section 34 Environmental Protection Act 1990.

Enforcement officers continued to track down the vehicle owners.

The owner of the van was eventually traced and interviewed under caution. 

He admitted to fly-tipping in the alleyway, landing him with two fines totalling £800.

His seized van was also crushed after he failed to collect it within the designated time frame.

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The second seized vehicle, for which an owner could not be traced, was also crushed.

Redbridge cabinet member for environment and civic pride Cllr Jo Blackman said: "Redbridge is our home, and no one has the right to dump rubbish on our streets.

"The council takes tough action against anyone caught fly-tipping, and in this case the fly-tipper ended up losing both his money, and his van.

"This could have been easily avoided as there are lots of different ways you can dispose of rubbish responsibly and legally in the borough."