Grandad opens garage to find three tonnes of rubbish dumped inside

A granddad who went to his garage to fetch his mobility scooter found three tonnes of rubish had been dumped inside. Martyn de Young has had a garage in Raven Close, Larkfield, for the past 30 years without any problems, but on Bank Holiday Monday, he found it full of rubbish.

The 67-year-old had gone to retrieve a mobility scooter from inside, but as he struggled to open the door, he discovered it had been filled with a sofa, builders’ rubbish, laminate flooring and some Wellington boots. A few doors down, a vacant garage had also been filled with fly-tipping.

When Martyn reported it to Clarion Housing, who own the garage, someone was contracted to clear it out for him. Unfortunately, the contractors were sent a pict

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