£1,000 Fine Issued for Fly-Tipping at Garden Centre Car Park

Surrey Heath Borough Council successfully prosecuted a resident for dumping luggage, highlighting a zero-tolerance approach to environmental offences.

Generic image of two suitcases dumped in a car park.
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Generic image of two suitcases dumped in a car park.

A resident of Bracknell Forest has been fined £1,000 for fly-tipping after being caught on CCTV dumping two suitcases in the car park at Longacres Garden Centre in Bagshot.

The Surrey Heath Borough Council's Corporate Enforcement team identified the individual through a DVLA check of the vehicle's registered keeper. The offence occurred under The Environment Act 1990.
The Fixed Penalty Notice was initially set at £1,000, with a reduced fine of £800 if paid within 10 days. This action underscores the council's commitment to tackling fly-tipping within the borough.
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"This action shows we are committed to tackling fly-tipping in our borough. We know it is an issue which residents care about, and supports our priority of protecting our environment and helping to keep Surrey Heath clean and safe."

Cllr Alan Ashbery · Surrey Heath Portfolio Holder for Built Environment and Regulation
Cllr Alan Ashbery added, "I'd like to thank our Corporate Enforcement team for their thorough work on this case and encourage anyone who has information about fly-tipping to report it via our website so it can be investigated."
Surrey Heath Borough Council maintains a zero-tolerance policy towards fly-tipping and urges anyone with information to report incidents via their website on the Environmental Offences webpage.
Based on information from the official source: Surrey Heath Borough Council (22/10/2026)