A van linked with fly-tipping offences has been seized by police.

Officers from Dorset Police Rural Crime Team pro-actively targeted a white van following reports that it had been involved in fly tipping offences.

The vehicle was located and stopped in the North Dorset area and the driver was found to be driving with an expired licence, and without valid third party insurance, and was subsequently reported.

The van was also seized under section 34b of the Environmental Protection Act and will be passed into the care of Dorset Council while they progress their investigation.

A spokesperson for Dorset Police Rural Crime Team said: “Our team works closely with Dorset Council's waste enforcement team sharing information on those involved in waste offences in Dorset.

“Today officers from the team pro-actively targeted the van pictured following reports of it being used in fly-tipping. This afternoon we located and stopped the van travelling in rural North Dorset.

“The driver was found to be driving with an expired licence, and without valid third party insurance, so was reported accordingly.

“The van was seized under section 34b of the Environmental Protection Act, and will now be passed into the care of Dorset Council while they progress their investigation.

“Our team will continue to pro-actively target and seize the vehicles of those who choose to fly-tip in Dorset.