Jim has ban from 'tip' lifted on his Del Boy trailer
PENSIONER and DIY man Jim Cudlipp was shocked when his home-made trailer was turned away from the Torbay recycling centre.
The 83-year-old claims he was refused entry to Torbay Council's Yalberton Household Waste Recycling Centre at Paignton, and told to go to Newton Abbot or Totnes instead.
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refused entry: Jim Cudlipp with his homemade trailer which was banned from Yalberton tip Andy Styles TQAS20121113H-002_C
The Totnes Road, Paignton, resident said: "I have been going to the tip with that trailer for over 20 years."
A Tor2 spokesman explained: "Part of the problem is that Yalberton was formerly known by everyone as 'the tip'.
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"But now it is a household waste recycling centre. The emphasis is very much on recycling weekly domestic waste, not commercial waste, and not years and years worth of accumulated rubbish.
"We have people there to help people like Mr Cudlipp if they have taken the trouble to sort, recycle and separate their waste.
"It is about re-educating the public.
"We get a lot of challenges on an almost hour by hour basis."
Now an investigation has been called for by ward councillor David Thomas, who intervened so that Mr Cudlipp has now been allowed to empty his fully-laden trailer.
Mr Cudlipp said: "I went with my son-in-law and daughter who cleared their garage and they stopped us at the gate and said 'You can't come in here with that trailer. It's too big.'
"They said take it to Totnes or Newton Abbot.
"It measures 6ft 6in by 4ft 6in. It's not massive. It's built on one of the old Robin Reliant axles, like Del Boy's car in Only Fools and Horses."
Cllr Thomas said: "Within one hour of finding out about this problem, I rang and spoke to Mr Cudlipp.
"I have spoken to management at Yalberton and they have no issues at all with his trailer and they have told me they are happy for him to bring it in and I understand he has now done that. I find it bizarre that he would be told to go to Newton Abbot or Totnes. I have asked for an investigation."
Comments
by iseveryidused
Friday, November 30 2012, 11:40PM
“I always thought the Regal was the saloon and the one featured in "Only Fools" was a Supervan? But according to Wikipedia apparently not.
Still bugs me when people say Robin Reliant, when referring to it. Even if this was the correct model, it's a Reliant Robin! It's like calling an "Escort Ford" when referring to a "Ford Fiesta"
But I digress...
I find it really annoying that how the whole purpose of the "recycling centre" (how it's now called) has changed, with providing no facility for householders to dispose of "naughty" waste. Choosing now to only recycle products with a high value! Don't even think of trying to pitch up with rubble and a scrap of plasterboard, I reckon it would be less frowned upon if you we're disposing of a body! Probably be the compost bin...
Do they honestly think they are reducing waste by refusing honest taxpayers to use the site? Is this about being green? Are people really that naive! I'm certainly not, they just want the profitable easy to recycle stuff and fob the non-profitable stuff to neighbouring boroughs, nice!
I wonder how much fly tipping has increased since they have introduced this "green" system? I wonder how much that costs? Do Tor2, profit from this contract too????”
by reiwruwiou
Thursday, November 29 2012, 5:09PM
“Firstly, "Del Boy" didn't drive a "Robin Reliant", he drove a Reliant Regal Supervan.
Secondly, we pay our taxes for things like refuse disposal, so I don't see that anyone should have the right to turn you away (unless you are regularly turning up each day with a van load of stuff, and then you should be charged a business excess, not refused entry.)”