Vehicles suspected of waste crime

Overview

We have the power to seize a vehicle, trailer or mobile plant and their contents if we believe it is being used for – or will be used for – waste crimes such as fly-tipping.

When we can seize a vehicle

We will seize a vehicle if it has been:

  • used to dump waste illegally – fly-tipping
  • used to transfer waste while driven by someone not registered as a waste carrier
  • used to transfer waste to someone not registered as a waste carrier
  • used at a site that is breaking the rules of an environmental permit

We list details below of vehicles we have seized that can still be claimed.

Vehicle seized – registration J121 HAY

Detail This vehicle
Type VW Golf
Date vehicle was seized 11 August 2022
Reason Fly tipping in Cooper Shaw Road, Tilbury on 8 March 2022, 20 March 2022 and 29 March 2022.
Legal powers used Section 34b of the Environmental Protection Act 1990
Case reference TBC2125, TBC2126, TBC2127, TBC2148
Any claim must be made before 11 September 2022

Vehicle seized – registration BW14 LRL

Detail This vehicle
Type Vauxhall Vivaro Van
Date vehicle was seized 24 May 2022
Reason Fly-tipping furniture at Cooper Shaw Road, West Tilbury on 25 February 2022
Legal powers used Section 34b of the Environmental Protection Act 1990
Case reference 22/01716/ABFLYT
Any claim must be made before 24 June 2022

Vehicle seized – registration NG58 XVD

Detail This vehicle
Type Ford Transit Van, white
Date vehicle was seized 20 May 2022
Reason Fly-tipping furniture at Marine Court, Purfleet-on-Thames on 7 May 2022
Legal powers used Section 34b of the Environmental Protection Act 1990
Case reference 22/03837/ABFLYT
Any claim must be made before 20 June 2022

Vehicle seized – registration AO65 VXA

Detail This vehicle
Type Audi Q7, silver
Date vehicle was seized 11 May 2022
Reason Fly-tipping large amounts of waste in Cooper Shaw Road Tilbury on 27 February 2022
Legal powers used Section 34b of the Environmental Protection Act 1990
Case reference 22/01717/ABFLYT
Any claim must be made before 11 June 2022

Vehicle seized – registration EY63 EKT

Detail This vehicle
Type Mitsubishi L200, black
Date vehicle was seized 6 May 2022
Reason Fly-tipping in Hobart Road on 7 March 2022 and 26 March 2022
Legal powers used Section 34b of the Environmental Protection Act 1990
Case reference 22/02090/ABFLYT
Any claim must be made before 6 June 2022

Claiming a seized vehicle

For information on claiming a seized vehicle, go to claiming your vehicle.