Fly-tippers face driving bans under Policing and Crime Act powers. Repeat fly-tippers will be at risk of losing their driving licence under new court powers in the Policing and Crime Act, the government has announced. Courts will be able to issue between three and nine penalty points per offence, with disqualification triggered at 12 points in three years.
The Policing and Crime Act will let courts impose driving licence penalty points on those convicted of fly-tipping, with up to nine points available for a single incident, according to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Drivers who reach 12 points within three years can be disqualified from driving. The measure forms part of the government's Waste Crime Action Plan, which also introduces up to 20 hours of unpaid clean-up work for offenders, requirements to pay clean-up costs, and the naming of illegal waste operators.
Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds said: 'Courts will soon be able to strip repeat fly-tippers of their driving licences, hitting offenders where it hurts and helping to clean up our streets. This is just one measure from our Waste Crime Action Plan to crack down on criminals.' The government has also pointed to around £78 billion of council funding in England for this year as supporting local fly-tipping enforcement.
