A day of action led by Nottinghamshire Police has been praised as officers cracked down on illegal commercial waste carriers in Mansfield. Executive Mayor Andy Abrahams is pleased with the operation, which gave Mansfield District Council an opportunity to check the licences of scrap collectors operating in the district.
Throughout October a variety of trade vehicles were stopped by officers and then checked over at the council's Hermitage Lane depot. This operation was part of a multi-agency blitz called Operation Tramlines, a national campaign which targets commercial vehicles.
After reports that some scrap metal collectors were operating without the necessary scrap metal dealer licence in the district, council licensing officers focussed on checking credentials. Meanwhile, the police checked the weight and roadworthiness of vehicles, with one vehicle being impounded by the police for being overweight.
