fly tipping promoted by HBC
 

I refer to the article in todays Observer, regarding fly tipping within the Hyndburn area. Although the council will not accept it, the fact is ,FLY TIPPING is on the increasein a big way. The reason's?, well. I drive a nice expensive car. I dont like taking it to the tip and driving it through the mud and rubbish regularly found on the approach. Neither do I like leaving it as a target for idiots in town centre car parks. I therefore drive about most of the time in a small van. I use it to shop, to go fishing to go golfing etc. Theonly thing I cant do with it is take rubbish to the tip.
Well thats not strictly true, I can take rubbish to the tip if I first make the following arrangements. I need to ring for a permit to take my van to the tip. I need to explain exactly what I intend to tipand the date and time of attendance. I also need to give full details of my van annd make a declaration that the rubbish is purely household and not commercial rubbish.
I personally would not fly tip but I toyally understand people who do.
I was recently in a position where I had to clear my late mothers house, she lived in HBC sheltered accomodation and after her passing I was given less than a week to return the keys to her house. Local charities did not have roiom to take the larger pieces of furniture so I spoke to HBC. I asked if I could use my van and take the furniture to the tip. "NOT WITHOUT APPLYING FOR A PERMIT SIR". But i need to empty your property within the next few days. I asked if the council could then collect the furniture. "WE CAN COLLECT UP TO 6 PIECES" oh good. When "UP TO TEN WORKING DAYS" but I only have a few days to empty the premises. "WELL EMPTY THEM INTO THE FRONT GARDEN AND WE WILL COLLECT WHEN WE CAN"
What would be the cost of sending a lorry and probably two men to collect the furniture and take it to where I was volunteering to take it for free.
IS IT ANY WONDER THAT OUR SO CALLED BEAUTY SPOTS ARE BECOMING GROT SPOTS BECAUSE OF THE STUPID ATTITUDE OF OUR LOCAL AUTHORITY . Come on HBC wake up and smell the coffee.

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apparently you can tow a single axle trailer with a saloon car, but dont try a double axle. DONT KNOW WHAT DIFFERENCE IT MAKES. I have seen single axle trailers twice the size of some doubles.

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At least you expressed your opinions to the tip attendant most people are just dumping the rubbish in a quiet lane and saying nothing

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When these so called elected representatives sit and make these stupid and inapropriate rules does noone say . But what if this anwhat if that, so that adult thinking is odopted and transcribed to the piont under discusion

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Soory about the spelling

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Are you talking about the local tip, winney hill.

Is that not run by LCC subbed out to one of the big companies :confused:

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probably is but to us its just a local tip where responsible people have taken their excess rubbish for years because they want the environment in which they live , (and pay their council tax) to be a clean and pleasant area where our kids can grow up and enjoy what could be a very very nice area.

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Sita..............

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more like S-ita

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and then you get all the S-ITA