0:00:02 > 0:00:04Never before have so many on-the-spot fines
0:00:04 > 0:00:05been issued in Britain.
0:00:05 > 0:00:09- You're about to fine me. I don't have any money for that.- Come here!
0:00:09 > 0:00:12We're going to be following the men and women who hand out
0:00:12 > 0:00:15over £30 million-worth of tickets every month...
0:00:15 > 0:00:18- Hello.- That gets my goat!
0:00:18 > 0:00:20My jaw is dropping!
0:00:20 > 0:00:22..for behaviour that's downright dangerous...
0:00:24 > 0:00:26..simply selfish...
0:00:26 > 0:00:28It's been defrosted a while that, hasn't it?
0:00:28 > 0:00:31..or just, well, plain silly.
0:00:31 > 0:00:32Get off your phone, doughnut!
0:00:34 > 0:00:36We'll be revealing the cost of their bad behaviour...
0:00:36 > 0:00:39- How much is the fine on this one? - £100 for no seat belt.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41- It's expensive.- I know, yeah.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43..and how this could affect you.
0:00:43 > 0:00:45I'm in the middle of a job. I'm working. I'm a builder.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48- The police are on it... - Your mouth, now.
0:00:48 > 0:00:50..the parking wardens are on it...
0:00:50 > 0:00:54Once it's printed, that's it. There's no point arguing the point.
0:00:54 > 0:00:55..and I'm on it.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Put your seat belt on! Cheeky monkeys!
0:00:58 > 0:00:59I'm Dom Littlewood and I'm...
0:01:01 > 0:01:05This time, when they said, "Ride shotgun with the police"...
0:01:05 > 0:01:07It's a domestic incident where a female's saying
0:01:07 > 0:01:09she's had a gun put to her head.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11..I didn't think they meant it literally.
0:01:11 > 0:01:12It's pump-action, isn't it?
0:01:12 > 0:01:15There's a fast food fail in Pendle.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17We've got more pizza dough.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20He's obviously not very good at his job either, by the looks of things.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23And the heat is on for one takeaway tipper.
0:01:23 > 0:01:27You're looking at going to court and being fined very heftily for it,
0:01:27 > 0:01:29so you need to think on your feet now.
0:01:30 > 0:01:33I know what you're thinking - has Dom got a new ride?
0:01:33 > 0:01:36- Morning, guys.- Morning.- Morning.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40This is an unmarked police car and, today, I'm in Herefordshire.
0:01:42 > 0:01:46I'm riding shotgun with the West Mercia traffic police
0:01:46 > 0:01:49and I've been warned to expect the unexpected.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51- That's right, guys, isn't it? - Oh, yeah.- Yeah.
0:01:51 > 0:01:56I'm out on patrol with PCs Mark Simpson and Tom Milton.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59They're looking for speeders, drivers on the phone -
0:01:59 > 0:02:02anything that can be hit with an on-the-spot fine.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04But the thing about life as a traffic cop
0:02:04 > 0:02:06is that anything can happen,
0:02:06 > 0:02:09and that can mean being diverted at any moment.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12UNCLEAR RADIO MESSAGE
0:02:12 > 0:02:14Can you give us an idea what's going on, guys?
0:02:14 > 0:02:15Basically, we've been called.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18It's a misrouted 999 call for the Met police.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20It's a domestic incident where a female's saying
0:02:20 > 0:02:22that she's had a gun put to her head
0:02:22 > 0:02:25by her ex-partner or her current partner.
0:02:25 > 0:02:28- Wow! - That's all we've got at the moment.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30Crikey! These boys weren't joking
0:02:30 > 0:02:32when they said, "Expect the unexpected."
0:02:32 > 0:02:35I thought they'd be handing out fines and slapping wrists,
0:02:35 > 0:02:36not facing pistols at dawn.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39- If there's a firearms incident going on...- Yeah.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42..don't you guys have to have bulletproof vests on
0:02:42 > 0:02:44and firearms yourself?
0:02:44 > 0:02:46The authorised firearms officers,
0:02:46 > 0:02:48they'll go in and be able to deal with this.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52- We're Taser support officers, so we've got a Taser...- OK.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55- ..that we carry.- Phew! I'm relieved backup's on the way.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58You don't want to be the guy that takes a Taser to a gunfight!
0:02:58 > 0:03:01And as we speed off to answer the call...
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Get out the way! Where did they get their driving licence?
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Out of a Christmas cracker? Good Lord.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09..we've got more news about the suspect and the weapon.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11- POLICE RADIO:- We had to caution last year
0:03:11 > 0:03:15for possession of a starter pistol. There's no indication as to whether
0:03:15 > 0:03:17the starter pistol was taken from him.
0:03:17 > 0:03:19This guy has been cautioned in the past
0:03:19 > 0:03:22for having the kind of replica gun that fires blanks
0:03:22 > 0:03:25and is used for starting races.
0:03:25 > 0:03:26Sounds like he likes his guns.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28So, it's possibly a starter gun,
0:03:28 > 0:03:31er, which, for all intents and purposes,
0:03:31 > 0:03:34could have been modified and it could be a real firearm.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37I've got to say, these guys seem to be taking it all in their stride.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Me? I'm a little bit more unsure.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41What are you expecting to see when we get there?
0:03:41 > 0:03:44Another unit's just timed on.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46I'm just trying to read the log, to see exactly what's going in,
0:03:46 > 0:03:49but the most important thing is we don't go charging in.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Well, I'm happy to agree with that.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55Even if it's not a real gun, there's still definitely real danger here,
0:03:55 > 0:03:57especially for the victim who's called 999.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07I'm going to hang back and let the guys do their stuff.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Show us who's in the house, please.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13Police officers coming in.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16It sounds like there's nobody in the house. The police are in.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18I can hear them shouting, "Show yourself."
0:04:18 > 0:04:21But, potentially, someone round here could have a gun right now.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Keep my eyes peeled, just in case.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25You've got to admire these boys.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27They were expecting to deal with dodgy driving
0:04:27 > 0:04:30and with just one call, they're facing up to this.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34Stand still. There's somebody there. Sounds like they've got their man.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38There's somebody in cuffs. Seems quite calm at the moment.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41No signs, that I'm aware of, of a gun at the moment.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44They're actually searching the house now
0:04:44 > 0:04:48to make sure there's no firearms obviously been hidden away.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Hello, puss, you all right?
0:04:50 > 0:04:53Bit of a crazy situation, isn't it?
0:04:53 > 0:04:57Crazy indeed. I might not look it, but I'm still a bit nervous
0:04:57 > 0:04:59about what the cops might bring out of this place.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05And it's looking like they turned up something pretty shocking.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Now, I don't know about you,
0:05:07 > 0:05:10but that looks very much like a pump-action shotgun.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Gordon Bennett!
0:05:12 > 0:05:13Is it a real firearm?
0:05:13 > 0:05:17No, it's not an actual firearm. It might be a BB gun or something.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19- It's pump-action though, isn't it? - Yeah.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22It's a BB gun or an air rifle -
0:05:22 > 0:05:24something that fires small metal pellets.
0:05:24 > 0:05:28It's not a lethal weapon, but it sure looks like one to me.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33- Who'd want something like that in your house anyhow?- I don't know.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- Whatever sort of weapon that is... - Trouble is...
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Are we happy with what it is?
0:05:38 > 0:05:40I think it's just a BB gun, mate, to be fair.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Obviously, we can't check 100%, can we?
0:05:43 > 0:05:46We'd need firearms guys, but I'm sure it's a BB gun, mate.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48And the search has turned up another surprise.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Is that...? That's a second one, is it?
0:05:50 > 0:05:54- Yeah.- Yeah. - Don't touch anything on that.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56- It looks BB.- Yeah, it is, yeah.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00It's got no hammer on it, which is a good sign, I suppose.
0:06:00 > 0:06:04- Yeah, it does say "BB" on the side. - Yeah.- But you never know.
0:06:04 > 0:06:05Yeah, they can all be modified, can't they?
0:06:06 > 0:06:10- Obviously, we've searched the house, ongoing upstairs.- Yeah.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14We've basically found a gentleman in the back bedroom.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17Why he's not come out the bedroom to our calls, I don't know.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21Basically, I've had to red dot him with the Taser,
0:06:21 > 0:06:23for the time being, cos, obviously, I wasn't sure...
0:06:23 > 0:06:26That means you just got ready to shoot it, but you didn't.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29Yeah, you just present the Taser and I've just had the Taser on him
0:06:29 > 0:06:30whilst he's been in the bedroom.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32He's not showing us his hands, initially,
0:06:32 > 0:06:35- so a little bit concerned about what's going on.- Yeah.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37He's come out the bedroom, been handcuffed by my colleague
0:06:37 > 0:06:39and then we've brought him out the property.
0:06:39 > 0:06:41In that bedroom, obviously, we found this weapon,
0:06:41 > 0:06:44which we think possibly is a BB gun
0:06:44 > 0:06:46and, obviously, the black handgun as well,
0:06:46 > 0:06:48which was also in the bedroom.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50Fortunately, the weapons are now secure,
0:06:50 > 0:06:51but this isn't the end of the story.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54In the call that came through, it wasn't just that somebody had a gun.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56- Somebody was pointing it at a woman's head.- Yeah.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58So, the fact that you've now found guns
0:06:58 > 0:07:01and a guy in there who's acting a bit strangely makes you think
0:07:01 > 0:07:04- it could have been a very serious situation.- Of course, yeah.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07And, obviously our concern now is there's been a female
0:07:07 > 0:07:10that's phoned this in, or somebody's phoned this in,
0:07:10 > 0:07:11or a female that's had the gun held to her head,
0:07:11 > 0:07:13so where's the female now?
0:07:13 > 0:07:15So, we need to find out where the female is, really.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19Thankfully, we learn the woman who was in danger is now safe and well,
0:07:19 > 0:07:20but the man who threatened her,
0:07:20 > 0:07:23well, he still seems to be causing problems.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25Keep yourself calm, keep yourself calm.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Smoke your cigarette, OK.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29We're waiting for a van to come. You can stand out here if you want.
0:07:31 > 0:07:32Stand against the wall.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39It really is quite a sorry state of affairs.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42The police have come rushing down here, risking life and limb,
0:07:42 > 0:07:44travelling at high speed, to take care of this incident.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47There's two guns there. I felt the weight of them.
0:07:47 > 0:07:52One's plastic, the other one is almost certainly just a BB gun,
0:07:52 > 0:07:54but they certainly LOOK very threatening and very scary.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58You've got a guy here now who's more interested in having a cigarette
0:07:58 > 0:08:01than apologising or explaining what's going on.
0:08:01 > 0:08:02So, no fines,
0:08:02 > 0:08:04but definitely a lot more excitement than I was expecting.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07Our other team's locked him up and arrested him
0:08:07 > 0:08:10and we're just waiting for a van to take him into custody
0:08:10 > 0:08:12and he'll be dealt with accordingly now.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15They are replica firearms. They are BB, BB guns.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18However, if that was pointed at you in a live situation,
0:08:18 > 0:08:20it's difficult to know what you're going to say.
0:08:20 > 0:08:22One of them looks like a pump-action shotgun
0:08:22 > 0:08:25and one looks like a 9mm Glock, so if it was pointed at me,
0:08:25 > 0:08:29there'd be some serious consequences for that.
0:08:31 > 0:08:32Yeah, there certainly would.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Can you get back to chasing speeding motorists, please?
0:08:35 > 0:08:37Give me a chance to calm down a bit!
0:08:44 > 0:08:48It's a sad fact that some people are willing
0:08:48 > 0:08:50to dump their waste onto our streets.
0:08:50 > 0:08:53It clogs up the rivers or the lakesides.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55It just doesn't make it look nice.
0:08:55 > 0:08:59I've seen pictures of places where it used to look nice
0:08:59 > 0:09:02and then, cos of fly-littering, it's just, literally messed up.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04I don't like fly-tippers at all.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08The simple reason is they're making a mess of our country
0:09:08 > 0:09:11and also, they're making everyone suffer.
0:09:11 > 0:09:12I was driving along the other day
0:09:12 > 0:09:15and somebody had thrown a nappy out of the back seat.
0:09:15 > 0:09:16They'd probably changed the baby
0:09:16 > 0:09:18and just thrown the thing out of the window.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21All sorts of things get chucked,
0:09:21 > 0:09:23from building materials to mouldy food.
0:09:23 > 0:09:28You need a strong stomach in the fight against environmental crime.
0:09:28 > 0:09:30- What is it?- Yeah, delicious!
0:09:32 > 0:09:34But this grime fighter has come prepared.
0:09:34 > 0:09:36It's a good thing I only had cheese on toast
0:09:36 > 0:09:38for breakfast this morning, isn't it?
0:09:38 > 0:09:40You had cheese on toast? Very nice.
0:09:40 > 0:09:45Environmental crime officers Jon and Lesley are on patrol in Pendle.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51- Right then, where are we going? - Left.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54They've had a complaint from a local business owner
0:09:54 > 0:09:57that somebody's been dumping rubbish in their bins,
0:09:57 > 0:10:00and it's not the first time it's happened.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02We came here, I don't know whether it was last week
0:10:02 > 0:10:05or the week before, and it's a persistent problem.
0:10:05 > 0:10:11Someone had left their trade waste in their skips. Left then right.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14It's not cheap for shops and restaurants
0:10:14 > 0:10:16to get rid of their waste.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19They pay the council a fee each time the bin is emptied,
0:10:19 > 0:10:21so this local business isn't too keen
0:10:21 > 0:10:25on someone else's rubbish hitching a ride in their bins.
0:10:25 > 0:10:31This is their stuff. The stuff that's in the bins is their stuff.
0:10:31 > 0:10:34So, are you searching and I'm taking photographs?
0:10:34 > 0:10:36- I don't want to touch it.- No.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41It's Jon's turn to wade through the waste today. Lucky guy!
0:10:41 > 0:10:44Whatever's in the bags could hold vital clues
0:10:44 > 0:10:46about where it came from.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48This is a bag of self-raising flour.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51No person in their right mind would have this much flour in the house.
0:10:51 > 0:10:55Industrial bags of flour? Hmm, now who would need THAT?
0:10:56 > 0:11:00- Oh, there you go.- What? - There you go.- There you go what?
0:11:00 > 0:11:02Ta-da! That's your kebab.
0:11:04 > 0:11:07Oh, doner kebab! Haven't had one in ages!
0:11:08 > 0:11:10More pizza dough.
0:11:10 > 0:11:14He's obviously not very good at his job either, by the looks of things.
0:11:14 > 0:11:15So, it's looking pretty likely
0:11:15 > 0:11:19- that this waste came from a local takeaway.- Eurgh!
0:11:19 > 0:11:22But which one? He's going to need some solid evidence
0:11:22 > 0:11:25of the business it came from to follow this up.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27So, this is a Just Eat receipt.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32- You're going to love this! - Is it a different one?
0:11:32 > 0:11:34It's a result!
0:11:34 > 0:11:38The receipt shows the name of a local takeaway
0:11:38 > 0:11:40and it's the one who was in trouble before.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Could the bag have come from there?
0:11:42 > 0:11:44One of two things has happened here.
0:11:44 > 0:11:49Either the customer has ordered an absolute tonne of food
0:11:49 > 0:11:52and eats about 1,000 eggs in a weekend,
0:11:52 > 0:11:55or this belongs to the fast food company
0:11:55 > 0:11:57that have dumped all the waste here.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- Shall we go and walk over? It's just across the road.- Yeah, can do.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03We'll speak to the lady at the shop first.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07The bins belong to a local carpet shop.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09This is the second time the owner has had to deal
0:12:09 > 0:12:13with somebody else's waste and she's not happy about it.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15- Hello, we're back again.- Yeah.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17Right, we've searched the stuff at the back,
0:12:17 > 0:12:21and it does come back to the same pizza place, so, surprising.
0:12:21 > 0:12:22That you've had the words with?
0:12:22 > 0:12:25Yeah, and they've got their own bins. I've even checked.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27They've got the bins in place, so they want to use yours...
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Well, they've not even used your bins this time, have they?
0:12:30 > 0:12:31They've just thrown it down the side.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34- No, they didn't bother putting it in.- So, yeah.- So, what now?
0:12:34 > 0:12:36We're going to have a chat with them,
0:12:36 > 0:12:38but I don't know what you're going to do about it
0:12:38 > 0:12:40because they'll just keep using your bins.
0:12:40 > 0:12:42- We'll have to put chains on, but we shouldn't have to.- No.- No.
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- Shouldn't have to spend and put chains on.- No, you shouldn't.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48- Especially when they've been told. - Yeah.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52The penalties for fly-tipping include on-the-spot fines,
0:12:52 > 0:12:55court appearances and even prison sentences,
0:12:55 > 0:12:58but the threat of action clearly hasn't worked so far.
0:12:58 > 0:13:00It's really frustrating.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Costs us, every other week, £30-odd to empty,
0:13:03 > 0:13:07so I'm paying for somebody else's rubbish to be skipped.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12There are no words. You're like, the frustration is...
0:13:12 > 0:13:14I got angry, got angry.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17Done all that and now it's just, you hope that they deal with it
0:13:17 > 0:13:19and they learn their lesson.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Jon and Lesley need some answers.
0:13:23 > 0:13:27Across town at the pizza place, they try to find more evidence
0:13:27 > 0:13:31and here it is. They can't fit any more rubbish in their own bins.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35- Have you taken a photograph of that? - Good thinking.
0:13:37 > 0:13:40Well, if THEIR bins are overflowing, could that be why
0:13:40 > 0:13:43they appear to have dumped their waste somewhere else?
0:13:43 > 0:13:45You remember that one of the bins
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- had loads of peppers, pepper heads? - Yeah.
0:13:48 > 0:13:51Peppers. So, it's food waste,
0:13:51 > 0:13:54but does it match the items they found earlier?
0:13:54 > 0:13:57- Yeah.- You can see that they're just...- Yeah, it's the same stuff.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00But just as they're about to leave...
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Is this the same guy I spoke to? I don't know.
0:14:07 > 0:14:12Could this be the owner? If it is, he's got some questions to answer.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16- Hello.- Hello, sir.- Are you the guy I spoke to the other week?- Yeah.
0:14:16 > 0:14:19- Are you the boss? - No, I'm not the boss
0:14:19 > 0:14:20but I am the responsible manager.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23Ah, not the owner, but the manager.
0:14:23 > 0:14:25We found some of your bins fly-tipped
0:14:25 > 0:14:27at the other side of town.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30I think, I think that there is a conspiracy.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33Some of the restaurants, they don't want other restaurants,
0:14:33 > 0:14:37because it makes... They don't like other restaurants to grow.
0:14:39 > 0:14:40A conspiracy?
0:14:40 > 0:14:43He seems to think that other restaurants in the area
0:14:43 > 0:14:46have dumped HIS waste to get him in trouble.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49I'm not sure Jon and Lesley are going to buy that one.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51When I spoke to you previously,
0:14:51 > 0:14:54- you were keeping your black bags in your kitchen.- Yeah.
0:14:54 > 0:14:57And then what you did is move the bin bags from the kitchen
0:14:57 > 0:15:00to your car and take them to the tip.
0:15:00 > 0:15:02So, how could anybody else have moved them
0:15:02 > 0:15:05- to the other side of town? - I really don't know.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08- This is a very good question. - It is a very good question.
0:15:08 > 0:15:12You're looking at going to court and being fined very heftily for it,
0:15:12 > 0:15:14so you need think on your feet now
0:15:14 > 0:15:17and tell me how that waste has got...
0:15:17 > 0:15:20I'm not sure I fancy this guy's chances of getting away with it.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22Let's have a look at what we've got.
0:15:24 > 0:15:26Some bin bags were fly-tipped across town.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30Jon's traced the rubbish back to this restaurant,
0:15:30 > 0:15:32but this guy is pleading his innocence.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38Will that get him off the hook or is he about to be given a hefty fine?
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- For example... - You need to answer these questions.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45Sir, sir, we've got another business in Nelson,
0:15:45 > 0:15:48and she has got tears coming down her face
0:15:48 > 0:15:51because your waste keeps finding its way in her bins.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54If it wasn't you that took the bin bags,
0:15:54 > 0:15:56you need to have a serious word with your staff.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58What's it to be? It looks like he's starting to sweat.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01The best course of action here
0:16:01 > 0:16:04is you need to come in for an interview where we work,
0:16:04 > 0:16:07so we can record a conversation properly,
0:16:07 > 0:16:10so that we can then decide what is the next course of action.
0:16:10 > 0:16:13If he was hoping to talk his way out of it,
0:16:13 > 0:16:16then he might not be so lucky. They're taking his details.
0:16:18 > 0:16:23As I am a responsible citizen, I apologise.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26I promise that I will keep them inside the bin -
0:16:26 > 0:16:28no, inside the basement -
0:16:28 > 0:16:32and I will take them out only when they collect the bins on Tuesday.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36I don't think his charm offensive will wash with Jon and Lesley.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38JON SIGHS
0:16:38 > 0:16:39- All right, thank you. - Want to eat something?
0:16:39 > 0:16:43No, no, we're fine, thank you. Thanks a lot. Thank you.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45- I'll try to do my best. - Thanks. Bye-bye.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50Jon and Lesley couldn't prove fly-tipping,
0:16:50 > 0:16:54but the manager was in breach of his duty of care and was fined £300.
0:16:58 > 0:17:00Now, we all think we know what fly-tipping looks like -
0:17:00 > 0:17:03a bin bag or two, or seven.
0:17:03 > 0:17:06Or maybe an old fridge-freezer.
0:17:06 > 0:17:09But a whole articulated lorry trailer?
0:17:09 > 0:17:11I wouldn't have believed it myself
0:17:11 > 0:17:13if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17What you're looking at there is an articulated lorry.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19The bit at the front is called a tractor unit.
0:17:19 > 0:17:20The bit on the back is called a trailer.
0:17:20 > 0:17:23Believe it or not, the tractor unit wasn't there.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26The trailer was - filled up with people's waste.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29It could be full of all sorts of dangerous chemicals, rubbish,
0:17:29 > 0:17:32asbestos, building equipment... No-one knows.
0:17:32 > 0:17:35Whoever dumped it there has cleared off and it's the responsibility
0:17:35 > 0:17:39of all these guys here to get it somewhere safe and unloaded.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43It beggars belief that anyone would abandon a huge trailer
0:17:43 > 0:17:45in the middle of a busy road,
0:17:45 > 0:17:49let alone one which could tip or burst open at any time.
0:17:49 > 0:17:52- Would YOU want to drive past it? I know- I- wouldn't.
0:17:54 > 0:17:55- Jim, how you doing?- Hi, there.
0:17:55 > 0:17:59All this livery on the side, all the name and everything else,
0:17:59 > 0:18:01it obviously doesn't belong to THEM, does it?
0:18:01 > 0:18:03No, we've made enquiries on that, Dom.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06Harris Transport, whose livery this trailer has,
0:18:06 > 0:18:10sold this two years ago to a company down in Southampton,
0:18:10 > 0:18:13- who have subsequently gone into liquidation.- Right.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16- So, the trail has gone cold on that one.- Yeah.
0:18:16 > 0:18:18Give me a guess - how much weight's in that?
0:18:18 > 0:18:21Well, we estimate somewhere in the region of about 40 to 50 tonnes
0:18:21 > 0:18:24but, until we get it into our contractor's yard,
0:18:24 > 0:18:27we won't know, for sure, how much and we won't know what's in there.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29Someone's transported it from A to B, here,
0:18:29 > 0:18:31and any time that could have gone.
0:18:31 > 0:18:33- It could have hit pedestrians or other cars.- Yeah, yeah.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35I suppose, in theory, if it went on one side,
0:18:35 > 0:18:37the whole lorry could have tipped.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39Yeah, I mean, anything could have happened.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42They parked in a dual carriageway. It's not even parked up in a lay-by.
0:18:42 > 0:18:45So, the immediate problem is it's causing an obstruction to traffic,
0:18:45 > 0:18:49so we've had to put traffic calming procedures in place
0:18:49 > 0:18:53to push vehicles out onto the other side of the dual carriageway.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56Obviously, the guy who's driven it here has probably decided
0:18:56 > 0:18:58it's got a little bit unstable -
0:18:58 > 0:19:00as you can see, from the way it is now -
0:19:00 > 0:19:02and has decided to abandon it here.
0:19:02 > 0:19:05But it could have tipped over at any time.
0:19:05 > 0:19:06Anyone passing could have been killed.
0:19:06 > 0:19:08When you're transporting that down the road,
0:19:08 > 0:19:10I know you'll do it very safely and slowly,
0:19:10 > 0:19:13but if it decides to rip its belly, that's going to close this road off
0:19:13 > 0:19:16for a long, long time and cost a fortune to get it all cleared up.
0:19:16 > 0:19:17Potentially.
0:19:17 > 0:19:20This is a major trunk road, leading up to the A13,
0:19:20 > 0:19:23which is the main route in and out of London for east London.
0:19:23 > 0:19:26This is fly-tipping at its absolute worst, isn't it?
0:19:26 > 0:19:30- That's unbelievable.- And if you manage to find out who it is,
0:19:30 > 0:19:31no doubt you'll come down on them,
0:19:31 > 0:19:34- you'll hit them hard, won't you? - We'd be looking to prosecute.
0:19:34 > 0:19:38Tracking down the person responsible isn't going to be easy,
0:19:38 > 0:19:41but if they do, the driver could be looking
0:19:41 > 0:19:46at an unlimited fine and up to five years in prison.
0:19:46 > 0:19:47What's going to happen now?
0:19:47 > 0:19:50You had to bring down this tractor unit here to get it away,
0:19:50 > 0:19:51- so that's your own one.- Yeah.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54How far have you got to transport it now to the waste yard?
0:19:54 > 0:19:55Right, we've got a contractor we use
0:19:55 > 0:19:58and they've got a depot just five minutes up the road
0:19:58 > 0:19:59where we can take this
0:19:59 > 0:20:02and we've arranged for the police to be here as well,
0:20:02 > 0:20:04so that they can block off the roundabout that's up the top,
0:20:04 > 0:20:08- cos we can only move this at about 3 or 4mph.- Yeah.
0:20:08 > 0:20:11Cos the danger is, as soon as we start moving it, it could tip over.
0:20:13 > 0:20:17Well, I hope it doesn't, because I've been asked to ride upfront,
0:20:17 > 0:20:20as the trailer makes its perilous journey to the depot.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24Oh, well, let's hope whoever's driving this thing
0:20:24 > 0:20:26has got plenty of experience.
0:20:26 > 0:20:27I've got to say,
0:20:27 > 0:20:30you've got to be the youngest HGV driver I've ever seen in my life!
0:20:30 > 0:20:33- How old are you?- 19. - He's a teenager!
0:20:33 > 0:20:35He's driving a heavy goods vehicle! Good on you.
0:20:35 > 0:20:38- When did you pass your test? - A year ago, when I was 18.- Wow!
0:20:38 > 0:20:40You're the youngest I've ever seen.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42What's happening here? The police have gone ahead now.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44They've shut the roundabout off,
0:20:44 > 0:20:46- so we can keep the lorry as straight as we can.- OK.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50- If anything's going to happen, it's going to happen when we tilt.- OK.
0:20:50 > 0:20:53- The reason being, they want you to stay as straight as possible.- Yes.
0:20:53 > 0:20:55So, you close the roundabout, obviously,
0:20:55 > 0:20:57- you haven't got to weave in and out. - That's it.
0:20:59 > 0:21:01- There's plenty of bouncing around. - Yeah.- Why is that?
0:21:01 > 0:21:04Is it cos the trailer's dangerous, it's old?
0:21:04 > 0:21:07This trailer's not designed for the weight that's in it.
0:21:07 > 0:21:12A bulging, overloaded, dangerous HGV trailer, driven by a teenager?
0:21:12 > 0:21:14I mean, what could possibly go wrong?
0:21:14 > 0:21:15It gets worse, this, doesn't it?
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- Now we've got to turn in.- Right, so if anything's going to happen,
0:21:20 > 0:21:22this is probably the most dangerous point.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25- We're not expecting anything, are we, in theory?- No.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29Famous last words, Rob.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31I'm starting to wish I hadn't agreed to this!
0:21:32 > 0:21:34Just steady, yeah. Steady.
0:21:36 > 0:21:39Now I don't want to count my chickens too soon,
0:21:39 > 0:21:42but it does look like we've made it in one piece.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44I must say, Jordan, I think you passed your test
0:21:44 > 0:21:45with flying colours.
0:21:45 > 0:21:49- Have to reverse it into a parking space.- Yeah.
0:21:49 > 0:21:54Great! That drama is over, but the clean-up job is only just beginning.
0:21:55 > 0:21:58Well, you saw the palaver it took to get that from point A to point B,
0:21:58 > 0:22:00which was only about two miles down the road.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03This poor guy here now has got to unload
0:22:03 > 0:22:06the trailer from the tractor, which means he's got to risk his life
0:22:06 > 0:22:07of that thing bursting open
0:22:07 > 0:22:10and burying him under whatever's in there. We don't know.
0:22:10 > 0:22:13And there's a few raised eyebrows from the crew.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16- You didn't even think we'd make it this far?- No.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18I had odds on the first roundabout.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Crikey! I'm lucky to still be in one piece!
0:22:22 > 0:22:23What's going to happen now?
0:22:23 > 0:22:26We'll unload it and once it's completely empty,
0:22:26 > 0:22:30the trailer will go to be cut up and used as scrap.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34What do you suspect's in there? Building waste?
0:22:34 > 0:22:38- I would say it's stuff that's got to go to its end of life.- Yeah.
0:22:38 > 0:22:41- To the landfill site. - Do you reckon there's any chance
0:22:41 > 0:22:44they're going to get a clue who might have dumped it there
0:22:44 > 0:22:46- or where it came from?- Possible.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49There may be some envelopes or bits of paper in there, you never know.
0:22:49 > 0:22:51- Yeah.- You don't know until you open it.
0:22:51 > 0:22:54- It could be full of stolen jewellery.- Could be.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56Could be gold bullion.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59- Yeah, there's a lot of that gold bullion still around.- Touch wood.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02And, you know, we could split that reward evenly, couldn't we?
0:23:02 > 0:23:05And if there is some gold in there, it would certainly come in handy
0:23:05 > 0:23:08to help pay the costs of cleaning all this mess up.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10Jim, let's talk money now.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12How much is this likely to cost the council,
0:23:12 > 0:23:16the taxpayer round here, to dispose of this properly now?
0:23:16 > 0:23:20I reckon this is going to cost us the best part of about £20,000.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23- That's an awful lot of taxpayers' money, isn't it?- It's unbelievable.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26I think you're going to be lucky to get any clues in that lot,
0:23:26 > 0:23:28- aren't you?- Er, very unlikely.
0:23:28 > 0:23:32If we get anything, then, who knows, we could do a prosecution.
0:23:32 > 0:23:35- That ain't going to be good for the person who done it.- Oh, no.
0:23:38 > 0:23:42If the person who fly-tipped this trailer full of rubbish is caught,
0:23:42 > 0:23:43the penalties can be severe.
0:23:43 > 0:23:46It can be an unlimited fine, it will go to Crown Court
0:23:46 > 0:23:49and they could get up to five years in prison.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52Let's hope they get caught.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57Crikey! You don't see that often, do you?
0:23:59 > 0:24:03But now, we're in beautiful, tranquil West Wales.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07Hopefully, I can put my feet up in the voiceover studio
0:24:07 > 0:24:08and finally catch my breath.
0:24:08 > 0:24:13Because, surely, there can't be too many on-the-spot fines here.
0:24:14 > 0:24:18Hold your horses! I thought this was going to be a nice, relaxing story.
0:24:20 > 0:24:22You can't park there, I'm afraid.
0:24:22 > 0:24:25"You spoke too soon, Dom," I hear you say, and that I did.
0:24:25 > 0:24:28Here comes civil enforcement officer Debs...
0:24:28 > 0:24:32There's no unloading or loading. Instant ticket.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34..and her colleague Bethan.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37It wasn't his lucky day, to be honest.
0:24:37 > 0:24:41These two are the parking protectors of Pembrokeshire.
0:24:41 > 0:24:43Dropped kerb? They're on it.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Upside down blue badge? They're there.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47Nothing gets past these ladies.
0:24:49 > 0:24:51Is this your vehicle?
0:24:51 > 0:24:53Unless it's an old boy who can't quite read the signs.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56I'll take it back this time, but don't put it there again.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01Today, the ladies are going to give us
0:25:01 > 0:25:04the Dom On The Spot consumer guide to parking offences...
0:25:04 > 0:25:06Ooh, dropped kerb.
0:25:06 > 0:25:09..starting with the dropped kerb.
0:25:09 > 0:25:14We've got a vehicle here, blocking the disabled access.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Right, so, let's take a look.
0:25:16 > 0:25:19A vehicle parked over a dropped kerb,
0:25:19 > 0:25:22but no yellow lines or other road markings.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24Hmm, tricky one, this.
0:25:25 > 0:25:28It's an instant ticket, so as long as it takes her
0:25:28 > 0:25:32to tap in the details and take some pictures, the ticket is issued.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36Though, obviously, not tricky for Debs and Bethan.
0:25:36 > 0:25:42It's an instant £70 ticket and the key is in those raised humps.
0:25:43 > 0:25:45A dropped kerb is...
0:25:45 > 0:25:48Although they're obviously put in place for disabled people,
0:25:48 > 0:25:51we've got families with pushchairs, wheelchairs,
0:25:51 > 0:25:53mobility scooters, blind people.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57As soon as they see that, or feel it with a stick,
0:25:57 > 0:25:59they know it's a crossing point.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01If they want to cross the road and there's a car there,
0:26:01 > 0:26:03chances are they're going to walk into the car.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05They can't cross the road.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09It looks like the drivers of Pembrokeshire cover
0:26:09 > 0:26:10the whole range of parking offences.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13Chances are there's a barber's just by there,
0:26:13 > 0:26:16they've gone in to have their hair cut.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18We've already had a dropped kerb offence.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22Next, it's that old favourite - yep, parking on double yellow lines.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25There's a bay just beyond the car
0:26:25 > 0:26:28which is a 30-minute bay which it could have parked in.
0:26:28 > 0:26:31Now, this one's easy.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35Double yellows, no blue badge.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38I'm pretty sure this is going to be a fine.
0:26:38 > 0:26:41They've got 20 seconds left now.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44Well, unless the driver comes back within 20 seconds.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48No, time up, and it's a £70 ticket.
0:26:52 > 0:26:53Too late, buddy.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56That was an expensive trip to the supermarket, wasn't it?
0:26:56 > 0:26:59There you go. He's been in Tesco's, doing his shopping.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02That's what we get on this street all the time.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05He could just nip round the back into the car park,
0:27:05 > 0:27:07he could get a free half hour
0:27:07 > 0:27:09and it's only a two-minute walk to the shop, so...
0:27:12 > 0:27:15It wasn't his lucky day, to be honest.
0:27:15 > 0:27:17Hello, you're in the taxi rank, I'm afraid.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20Double yellows, no blue badge.
0:27:21 > 0:27:24OK, unfortunately, I'm going to have to book you because...
0:27:24 > 0:27:27- I'll move the car.- There we are. If you're going to move, that's fine.
0:27:27 > 0:27:30When they said to me, "Dom, it's a story
0:27:30 > 0:27:32"about parking enforcement officers in rural Wales"...
0:27:32 > 0:27:35You can't park on the doubles, I'm afraid.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38..I thought this was going to be a quiet afternoon.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40I think she understood.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43It's turning out to be anything but for these two.
0:27:44 > 0:27:48This sign here, it's no unloading or loading
0:27:48 > 0:27:51of any kind between 11 and 4, Monday to Saturday.
0:27:51 > 0:27:55It works a bit like a double and single line
0:27:55 > 0:27:57but, because it's controlled at certain times,
0:27:57 > 0:27:59it's an instant ticket.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03- Yeah. - There's no waiting around for Debs.
0:28:04 > 0:28:08That's two instant £70 tickets in one stretch.
0:28:10 > 0:28:12It's what people's conception of us is.
0:28:12 > 0:28:15They don't want to see us, they don't want us booking people
0:28:15 > 0:28:17but, when there's an issue, "Where's the traffic wardens?"
0:28:17 > 0:28:19and they want us around.
0:28:19 > 0:28:21She has got a point, you know.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24I know what you're all saying - "It all seems a bit petty."
0:28:24 > 0:28:28But just put yourself in the place of a disabled driver, a blind person
0:28:28 > 0:28:30or the driver of an emergency vehicle
0:28:30 > 0:28:32and maybe you'll think a bit differently.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40Look, we're not saying you're all a bunch of fare dodgers,
0:28:40 > 0:28:42but I'm sure it's a scenario
0:28:42 > 0:28:44that may be familiar to more than a few of you.
0:28:44 > 0:28:48There are reasons for not getting a train ticket, I suppose -
0:28:48 > 0:28:52if you can't get one on the station, which sometimes happens,
0:28:52 > 0:28:56and you could get one on the train and then the conductor doesn't come.
0:28:56 > 0:29:01Hmm, they are expensive. I can see why some people might dodge them.
0:29:01 > 0:29:05I think we've all done it before. I think everyone, at some point, has.
0:29:05 > 0:29:07Maybe the warden's not been at the gate
0:29:07 > 0:29:09and you kind of just walk through and think, "Yes."
0:29:09 > 0:29:11Imagine the scene.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14Morning rush hour, you're running late
0:29:14 > 0:29:17and there's one of those annoying queues for tickets.
0:29:17 > 0:29:20So, you get on the train and you buy a ticket there.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22But there's no-one to buy it from,
0:29:22 > 0:29:25so now, if there's no-one on the barriers,
0:29:25 > 0:29:28well, "Happy days", I hear you say.
0:29:28 > 0:29:30Good morning, ladies and gentlemen.
0:29:30 > 0:29:33But if the revenue enforcement team are out mob-handed,
0:29:33 > 0:29:37then you could be looking at a £20 penalty fare. Refuse to pay that?
0:29:37 > 0:29:40Well, "See you in court", I believe they say.
0:29:40 > 0:29:42Think about that when you hit the snooze button
0:29:42 > 0:29:44for an extra five minutes.
0:29:46 > 0:29:48Today, I'm at Euston Station in London,
0:29:48 > 0:29:51with the revenue protection team of the London Midland network,
0:29:51 > 0:29:55keeping an eye on the work of officers, like Margi Sexton.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00- I actually had a complaint about me once...- About YOU?
0:30:00 > 0:30:04About me, because the gentleman said that I was too smirky,
0:30:04 > 0:30:07cos I smiled at him.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10"I want to complain about her. She's smirky."
0:30:10 > 0:30:12- Do you want to see MY angry face? - This is my natural happy face.
0:30:12 > 0:30:15My angry face is like this. Grrr!
0:30:18 > 0:30:20I tell you what - if you were coming in on the next train
0:30:20 > 0:30:22and you didn't have a ticket
0:30:22 > 0:30:24and the sight of all these inspections greeted you,
0:30:24 > 0:30:26it's a bit like the All Blacks, isn't it? Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28You're in trouble!
0:30:28 > 0:30:31Margi and her colleagues are taking part in a blockade,
0:30:31 > 0:30:36manning every exit of a platform, so no-one can get off without a ticket.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40- But this isn't some sleepy village station.- Thank you.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44Euston is one of the country's busiest mainline station,
0:30:44 > 0:30:48and this is rush hour, so that means, yep, that's right,
0:30:48 > 0:30:49people - thousands of people!
0:30:49 > 0:30:53Good morning, ladies and gents. Can I have all tickets, passes
0:30:53 > 0:30:55and Oysters ready for inspection, please?
0:30:55 > 0:30:58Everybody who gets off that train now is going to be filtered
0:30:58 > 0:31:02through these two gates here, so there really is very little chance
0:31:02 > 0:31:04of avoiding the inspectors.
0:31:04 > 0:31:07And, as you can see, there's thousands of people on board there.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09It is a hell of an inconvenience, and I can understand people
0:31:09 > 0:31:12who've bought a ticket just want to get through and get to work.
0:31:12 > 0:31:16Going to see a few people with very unhappy faces, I think.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21Anyone without a ticket will be hit with a penalty of £20
0:31:21 > 0:31:24or twice the single ticket - whichever is greater.
0:31:24 > 0:31:28Wow, there's an awful lot of people right now not looking awfully happy.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31There's an awful lot of people complaining
0:31:31 > 0:31:33that tickets are being checked but, let's be honest,
0:31:33 > 0:31:37if everybody bought a ticket, there wouldn't need to be the checks.
0:31:37 > 0:31:42People desperately want to get to work, so you can see they're upset.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44Margi and her colleagues get to work
0:31:44 > 0:31:47and it's not long before the penalties start mounting up.
0:31:47 > 0:31:48Gordon Bennett, so I'm counting,
0:31:48 > 0:31:50and there's one, two, three,
0:31:50 > 0:31:54four, five, six, seven, eight.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56There's a lady there who looks
0:31:56 > 0:31:59like she's trying to get one. Possibly nine.
0:32:01 > 0:32:03Eight.
0:32:03 > 0:32:07The system's corrupt! Look at them all! Money, money, money, money!
0:32:07 > 0:32:09Sir, you're blocking the way.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13Remember that excuse about running late, blah blah blah?
0:32:13 > 0:32:15Well, you won't be the first one to use it.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17I did hear you argue with the guys. You felt it was unfair.
0:32:17 > 0:32:22- For what reason?- Well, I joined at an unmanned station.- Yeah.
0:32:22 > 0:32:26There was one ticket machine there. Quite often in the morning,
0:32:26 > 0:32:29particularly if you're getting an early train, obviously,
0:32:29 > 0:32:32you have to be there quickly to get onto the train.
0:32:32 > 0:32:37There was a long line at the ticket machine that meant,
0:32:37 > 0:32:40if I'd have queued 10, 15 minutes, I would have missed my train.
0:32:40 > 0:32:43Anyone who's had to catch a train can sympathise,
0:32:43 > 0:32:47but that doesn't change the fact it's another penalty fare.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53We're into double numbers. I'm not even going to bother counting them.
0:32:53 > 0:32:55But not all of them are taking it quite so easily.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58Margi might have a bit of a problem with this fare dodger.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02Looks like he's decided to do a runner and try and get away,
0:33:02 > 0:33:06but he's not going to be able to get away from Margi that easily.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09You just had quite... Was it a scary experience?
0:33:09 > 0:33:11Not necessarily,
0:33:11 > 0:33:14because I tend to speak to people the way I wish to be spoken to.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17Unfortunately, he didn't like the fact there was going to be
0:33:17 > 0:33:21- a penalty fare, so he walked away. - You gave chase, though, didn't you?
0:33:21 > 0:33:24No, I walked swiftly with him.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27I had to explain to him that this is only a civil issue.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30Receiving a penalty is a civil issue but walking away
0:33:30 > 0:33:33and leaving the premises can then become a criminal issue
0:33:33 > 0:33:36and if I'd have had to call the police on him,
0:33:36 > 0:33:40he could, potentially, have a criminal record.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42This guy could have had a lucky escape,
0:33:42 > 0:33:44though it might not feel like it to him.
0:33:44 > 0:33:48If he had carried on walking away, what would have happened next?
0:33:48 > 0:33:50- The police were on the way. - Oh, really?
0:33:50 > 0:33:52The police were on the way anyway, as he was walking away.
0:33:52 > 0:33:55He is intending to appeal, which is his right.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57Yeah, let's be honest.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00If he ain't got a ticket, he ain't going to bother appealing, is he?
0:34:00 > 0:34:05Instead of a criminal prosecution, he's got a £20 penalty fare.
0:34:07 > 0:34:10But at least, there's some innocence amongst all these commuters.
0:34:10 > 0:34:13If someone now got caught for fare evading,
0:34:13 > 0:34:15how much do you think the penalty would be?
0:34:15 > 0:34:18- I wouldn't have a clue, mate.- Have a guess.- Um, £100? I don't know.
0:34:18 > 0:34:22- I always pay. Is it lower? - Keep going down, yeah.
0:34:22 > 0:34:23- £50?- Down.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25- £40?- Down.
0:34:25 > 0:34:27- £30?- Down.
0:34:27 > 0:34:30- £20? £20 for... - If you're caught fare evading.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32- I thought it was more than that, to be honest.- Right.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35- I thought it was more than that. - You always buy yours?- Always, yeah.
0:34:35 > 0:34:39- Always got my ticket.- That's it - a man after my own heart.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44Oh, hang on a second. Hold that thought.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46Something's going on here.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48Euston, we have a problem.
0:34:48 > 0:34:51- Jamie!- Oh, I didn't tap in, did I? Apparently, I didn't tap in!
0:34:51 > 0:34:56Looks like my new-found mate has forgotten to swipe his Oyster card
0:34:56 > 0:35:00at the start of his journey. Could that be a penalty fare?
0:35:00 > 0:35:03- Oh, well, you know how much the penalty's going to be.- I do.
0:35:03 > 0:35:08- I've just been told by Dom.- He knows what he's getting.- Oh!- 20 quid down.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10How much would the fare have been?
0:35:10 > 0:35:13- Um, I believe it would be about a tenner.- All right.- So, £10 more.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16- Yeah. You crashed and burned but not in a big way.- I've got money on it.
0:35:16 > 0:35:18You can tell I've got money on it.
0:35:18 > 0:35:20It was funny how he came over to have a chat with me,
0:35:20 > 0:35:23let the crowds go down, then went through and the same thing happened.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26I don't know about you, but I keep seeing a common denominator
0:35:26 > 0:35:28in all these penalty fares.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31Or should that be a common excuse?
0:35:31 > 0:35:34What I found is a common denominator here
0:35:34 > 0:35:36is everybody is in a hurry -
0:35:36 > 0:35:39"I've got to work" and "I haven't got time to pay this", whatever.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42But the irony there is, if you bought a ticket,
0:35:42 > 0:35:44- you wouldn't actually be held up, would you?- Well, that...
0:35:44 > 0:35:47One of the rules and regulations of the Railway Act
0:35:47 > 0:35:49is to give yourself enough time
0:35:49 > 0:35:52to purchase your ticket before you travel.
0:35:52 > 0:35:54Have you ever read the rules of the Railway Act?
0:35:54 > 0:35:56They're on the back of your ticket...
0:35:56 > 0:35:59- I didn't say that!- ..in red.- I didn't say where they were.- I have.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03Tickets, passes and Oysters ready for inspection, please.
0:36:03 > 0:36:07In just a few hours, so far, there's been 110 tickets issued.
0:36:07 > 0:36:11Bear in mind, this is just London Midland we're following today.
0:36:11 > 0:36:14When you take all the train networks across the country,
0:36:14 > 0:36:16you're probably talking about hundreds,
0:36:16 > 0:36:20if not thousands, of fare evaders every single day of the week.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24And this is only 11 o'clock in the morning.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27That's an awful lot of revenue,
0:36:27 > 0:36:30paid for - yes - by the rest of us passengers.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40The average set of car tyres is good for around 20,000 miles -
0:36:40 > 0:36:44enough to take you from Land's End to John o'Groats over 20 times.
0:36:44 > 0:36:46But how do you get rid of tyres when they're worn out?
0:36:46 > 0:36:50Most garages charge a couple of quid to dispose of them,
0:36:50 > 0:36:53and do so properly, but that's not always the case.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57In Buckinghamshire, investigator David Rounding has been
0:36:57 > 0:37:00hot on the trail of a serial tyre dumper.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04That's right - tyres in big piles on public roads.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07Unbelievable, and causing environmental chaos!
0:37:07 > 0:37:12We first heard about this particular dumper in October, 2014.
0:37:12 > 0:37:19He was... He began dumping single loads of around mid-50s tyres -
0:37:19 > 0:37:2250 to 60 tyres in the road.
0:37:24 > 0:37:2650 or 60 tyres a time soon adds up
0:37:26 > 0:37:29and, since David's been tracking this rubber bandit,
0:37:29 > 0:37:31they've managed to illegally off-load
0:37:31 > 0:37:34somewhere between 2,000 and 3,000 tyres,
0:37:34 > 0:37:36and all under the cover of darkness.
0:37:36 > 0:37:42The usual pattern was an unlit country lane, quite quiet,
0:37:42 > 0:37:45and of course, that means it would be very unlikely
0:37:45 > 0:37:48that somebody would see the tyres being dumped.
0:37:48 > 0:37:50Much like the Loch Ness Monster,
0:37:50 > 0:37:53sightings of this mysterious menace were thin on the ground.
0:37:53 > 0:37:55So, to catch their tyre tipper,
0:37:55 > 0:37:59David and his team needed to firm up their evidence.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02We had two cameras in this particular location
0:38:02 > 0:38:04but we were working elsewhere as well.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06We had a camera in the bushes there
0:38:06 > 0:38:08and one down at the other end of the road.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10They may have gone down to the woods,
0:38:10 > 0:38:12but this is no teddy bears' picnic.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15The hi-tech surveillance operation led
0:38:15 > 0:38:18to the team's first recorded sighting of a perpetrator.
0:38:18 > 0:38:22What that allowed us to do was we got the number plate of the vehicle.
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Once we knew the vehicle we were looking for,
0:38:24 > 0:38:26we could backtrack through the police camera records
0:38:26 > 0:38:28and find out where that vehicle had been.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31That tied in to a lot more dumping incidents.
0:38:31 > 0:38:36Not only was this dodgy tyre tipper a one-man ecological disaster,
0:38:36 > 0:38:38their abandoned rubber also posed
0:38:38 > 0:38:40a very serious threat to public safety.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44You're talking about something which is a dark material in itself.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46On a dark highway,
0:38:46 > 0:38:50the person driving up in the middle of the night
0:38:50 > 0:38:52is not going to see them as well as they might.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55If the weather conditions are bad, there's every chance
0:38:55 > 0:38:58that somebody could have either skidded to avoid them
0:38:58 > 0:39:00or crashed into them.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04Only a right doughnut would do something this reckless.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07But David now had a breakthrough in the investigation.
0:39:07 > 0:39:11Identifying the vehicle meant, with the help of the police,
0:39:11 > 0:39:12they could trace it to an address.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15That's the van that we've identified
0:39:15 > 0:39:17from the vehicle registration number.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20You can see the side of the van there,
0:39:20 > 0:39:24we're looking at the wing mirror on the driver's side
0:39:24 > 0:39:26and it's identical.
0:39:26 > 0:39:28We looked on the back of the van
0:39:28 > 0:39:31and you can see a distinctive sticker
0:39:31 > 0:39:33and we could check that against the surveillance footage
0:39:33 > 0:39:37that we had and, again, we matched the surveillance footage
0:39:37 > 0:39:39and you can see the same sticker in the same place.
0:39:39 > 0:39:41But now there's a snag.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43The team know they have the right van,
0:39:43 > 0:39:46but without clearer surveillance footage,
0:39:46 > 0:39:47they couldn't identify a suspect.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51To get an arrest, they would have to firm up their evidence.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55Time to get serious and call in the police
0:39:55 > 0:39:58and a night-time stakeout of the dumper's favourite spot.
0:39:58 > 0:40:03There was a police car at either end of one road
0:40:03 > 0:40:06where he was dumping and he made a run for it.
0:40:06 > 0:40:09He might have done a runner, but he wasn't getting off THAT easily.
0:40:09 > 0:40:12Time for reinforcements of the four-legged variety.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14Obviously, we're talking about the middle of the night,
0:40:14 > 0:40:18so it was pitch-black and what the police did to capture him
0:40:18 > 0:40:21was they brought in a police dog
0:40:21 > 0:40:23and the police dog picked up the scent very quickly
0:40:23 > 0:40:25and found him hiding up a tree.
0:40:25 > 0:40:29Yep, you heard it right - up a tree. What a muppet!
0:40:29 > 0:40:33With the suspect in custody, David can start the interview process
0:40:33 > 0:40:35and, hopefully, put this case to bed.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37You do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence
0:40:37 > 0:40:39if you do not mention, when questioned,
0:40:39 > 0:40:41something which you later rely on in court.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44Anything you do say may be given in evidence. Do you understand that?
0:40:44 > 0:40:46Yeah, why am I here?
0:40:46 > 0:40:49Well, he's about to find out.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51But even after being caught on camera
0:40:51 > 0:40:55and then caught up a tree, this lad's still claiming he's innocent.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59- Do you own a Ford Transit van? - No, I don't.- OK.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02- Do you have access to one? - No, I don't.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04The question is,
0:41:04 > 0:41:07what was he up to in the middle of the nowhere in the dead of night?
0:41:07 > 0:41:08I've got nothing to hide.
0:41:08 > 0:41:10Basically, I've been out having a jog
0:41:10 > 0:41:13- and basically, I've been arrested for no reason.- OK.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16Well, that's a new one on David.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19- How far had you jogged?- I always... I jog a couple of miles.
0:41:19 > 0:41:22I've lost a lot of weight in the last couple of months,
0:41:22 > 0:41:24so I'm jogging all the time.
0:41:24 > 0:41:28So, basically, he's claiming he's been jogging and not fly-tipping.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31You always jog at night, cross-country in the pitch dark?
0:41:31 > 0:41:35- No comment.- Did you have a torch? - No comment.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38He's not got much to say for himself
0:41:38 > 0:41:41and, to be honest, it doesn't look like he's got a leg to stand on.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44Is it right, when you were detained, you were hiding up a tree?
0:41:44 > 0:41:47- No comment.- Up a tree?
0:41:47 > 0:41:49What's he out there doing? Pretending to be a cat?
0:41:51 > 0:41:54After the interview, he was reported for summonses
0:41:54 > 0:41:58but we still needed to bottom out the ownership of the van,
0:41:58 > 0:42:00so we contacted a relative of his.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03It was actually his sister who was the registered owner of that van,
0:42:03 > 0:42:06and we interviewed her, regarding the van's use.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- Do you own a van?- No comment.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12- Are you the registered owner of a van?- No comment.
0:42:12 > 0:42:16Are you likely to reply "No comment" to all questions that we put to you?
0:42:16 > 0:42:17No comment.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21It seems like being uncooperative with the authorities
0:42:21 > 0:42:25runs in the family but, luckily it's not good enough for the judge.
0:42:25 > 0:42:28As a result of the two interviews and the evidence that we'd gathered,
0:42:28 > 0:42:34both the suspect and his sister were both charged with the offences,
0:42:34 > 0:42:35regarding the dumping of the tyres.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39It was sentenced at Aylesbury Crown Court
0:42:39 > 0:42:45and they were both fined around £10,000 each to pay.
0:42:45 > 0:42:47Ten grand each - that's a whopper of a fine!
0:42:47 > 0:42:49Hopefully, these two will think twice
0:42:49 > 0:42:52before illegally off-loading their waste in the future.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57That's all for today. Join us again for more Dom On The Spot.