Overview

• Bradford Council’s Executive approved a three-tier system for fly-tipping: £1,000 for hazardous or commercial waste, £400 for a car-boot load, and £150 for a single item.
• Littering fines are set at £150, and householder duty-of-care penalties rise from £250 to £400 for failing to use licensed waste carriers.
• Officials say prosecutions will continue and vehicles used for dumping will still be seized and crushed as part of enforcement.
• In a recent case, a Batley resident who ignored a £300 fixed penalty was prosecuted on 27 August and ordered to pay £1,436 at Kirklees Magistrates’ Court.
• Yorkshire Live reports Kirklees recorded 10,120 incidents in 2024/25 but issued 53 fixed penalties and secured 21 prosecutions, underscoring uneven enforcement outcomes.