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I quite agree. There are not enough incentives for Waste Carrier Licences. I have never had mine checked even though I regularly use sites (Council run and private) which require a licence to tip!
-Nick
My dad who's retired and definately got too much time on his hands compared the list of gardeners and tree surgeons on the local councils trusted trader list to the EA waste carrier register.
Not surprisingly there were lots of people who were not on the EA list. Of course they could all be not taking the waste away...... ?
Continued evidence and open admission of illegal waste carrying at UK Business Forums
It is very annoying when we have paid hard earned money for our licences and then tipping fees aswell, and then you see people blatantly flouting the laws.
I think my biggest gripe is with certain members of the "travelling community" who are down my road every day collecting scrap metals. I'm pretty sure you would need a waste carriage license for this and i'm pretty sure none of these folks have one. But what is done about it? Sod all !!!
wrt the original story it sounds like the courts were too lenient.
A debt of £102k results in 3yrs prison. Is that a 3yr sentence? If so thats 1.5-1.75yrs in actual time.... Many people would look at this as 'earning' +£50k/pa.
I sincerely hope, but doubt that assets to the value will be seized as well as the time.
fwiw I've had to show my liciense at 2 private WTSs and at a LA one.
It's probably because we don't need to register to carry green waste until next year
Paul @ Ashgate Garden Care said:
May not be totally true, there are so many cavets if you are a landscaper etc that really most need to register..
I thought that it was so ambigious that I would register to cover my own back! it also means that I don't need to turn down jobs on the basis that I can't get rid of any arising waste (whatever it may be).
Gary RK said:
Just had a look Dan, well argued!!
Dan Frazer Gardening said:
We went to renew last year and was told by the renewls office that their is no need to renew until 2013 as we never produce hardcore waste only green.
Could this be why alot of companies who produce green waste do not appear to have a licence?