Thousands of fly-tipping incidents were reported to Stockport Council in one year - only nine fines were handed out
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukFor the latest Stockport news sign up to the MyStockport newsletter here Just nine fines were issued for fly-tipping in Stockport last year — despite more than 2,500 incidents being reported.
Data from the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs shows that in 2019-20, 2,511 fly-tipping reports were made.
However, a fine was issued in just 0.36 percent of all cases — but the Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council says it is ‘taking action when we have the evidence to do so’.
A spokesperson for the council said: “Fly tipping is a blight on our community and a criminal offence. It undermines the ability of our residents to live and work in a clean and safe environment. “We take action when we have the evidence to do so and we have
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