Hampshire man successfully prosecuted for fly-tipping after dumping commercial waste into Redbridge residents’ bins

A complex fly-tipping investigation led by Redbridge Council’s Enforcement Team has resulted in the successful prosecution of a Hampshire man caught fly-tipping in Redbridge.

The culprit, Inderjit Singh, age 53, from Cheyne Way, Farnborough, Hampshire, was brought to justice after a member of the public spotted him dumping black waste bags from a business van into household waste bins on Lynn Road, Ilford.

The quick-thinking witness captured video footage and took photos of Singh and the van, which was later used as evidence by Redbridge Council’s Enforcement Team as they investigated the incident.

Inquiries by the Enforcement Team initially traced the van to a registered keeper in Ilford and a fine of £1,000 was issued to the registered keeper for the fly-tipping offence.  

However, the investigation took a different turn when the registered keeper contacted Redbridge council stating that the van had been sold four days prior to the offence, to a person living in Farnborough, Hampshire.

The Enforcement Team noted that the van was still being parked at the Ilford address. They also remained unconvinced of the authenticity of the documents provided to them purportedly showing the new keeper’s details.

With suspicions aroused, the team began to delve deeper into the two addresses connected to the van and as the investigation escalated it became apparent that there were family and business links between the two addresses.

The investigation eventually led to Inderjit Singh. He was invited and later attended an interview under caution, held at Redbridge Council offices. It was clear upon his arrival that Singh was the person shown in the witness photographs. In the interview Singh admitted to having driven the van to the Lynn Road area to do a job of work, then, having bags of waste to dispose of and finding nearby residents bins full, drove to other nearby flats and dumped the bags in their household waste bins.

When asked about the letters and registration document sent to the Council concerning the change of ownership, he admitted to having written them and of supplying false information, in an attempt to avoid taking responsibility for the fly-tipping offence.

Singh was summonsed to attend Barkingside Magistrates Court on Tuesday 10 June 2025 where he pleaded guilty to the fly-tipping charge. He was fined and ordered to pay court and council costs, totalling £2,195.

Redbridge Cabinet Member for Enforcement and Community Safety, Cllr Khayer Chowdhury, said: “We all have a responsibility to ensure our streets and neighbourhoods are clean, and that includes businesses. Fly-tipping commercial waste on our streets is unacceptable. We have zero tolerance for those who treat our borough disrespectfully, and this prosecution is testament to our commitment to holding law breakers to account for their behaviour.”

If you spot a fly-tip in the borough you can easily report it online through the council’s Report It page:  https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/report-it/

All fly tips made known to the council are recorded and investigated, with enforcement action being taken if evidence is found. The council aims to clear all recorded fly-tips on council land and the highway within 24 hours of it being reported. You can also submit evidence of perpetrators or their vehicles on the Council’s Report It page which will aid enforcement investigations.

Alternatively, use Redbridge Council’s Love Clean Streets app, to help make reporting local street scene issues even easier.  Report fly-tips, missed bin collections, potholes and more at the touch of a button. Find out more: https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/report-it/love-clean-streets/