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Like all swimmers I feel terribly hungry after quick top-up (a charge of 15 minutes) will enable a journey of about 15 miles, or
a swim so the barbecue laid on by the a full charge will take 2-4 hours, depending on the vehicle. To see the locations of
hotel was very welcome. all Dorset’s charge points, visit www.zap-map.com

Time to thank Sally and her team for a
really enjoyable swim and wish Scott and Abandoned Vehicles
his family a happy holiday. From the
happy look on his face, I knew he would On Tuesday 16 March, officers from Dorset Council’s Waste Enforcement Team
be back next year. He had swum well carried out an operation targeting untaxed vehicles in Weymouth that were
without a wetsuit, finishing in the top 20. reported as abandoned by members of the public. This followed a similar
operation the previous week when the team attended three locations across
There was a mad scramble for the sea Dorset, responding to abandoned vehicle reports in Bridport, Portland, and
tractor as we all tried to leave together. As Swanage. For a vehicle to be considered “abandoned”, it must be parked on
I looked back I could see the island give a public land/highway (such as a residential road) and not be taxed. The
rascally glint in the gathering evening Enforcement Team receive around 1,300 legitimate reports of abandoned
gloom. The few hours we spent there had passed in a moment. vehicles each year, with about 60% qualifying for enforcement such as fines,
I loved the informality of it all and the sense of fun. Shouldn’t this be what clamping and/or removal.
swimming is all about? It didn’t seem to matter too much whether you won or lost, If members of the public wish to report an untaxed vehicle, this can be done
it was enjoying the moment that counted. I shall definitely be back again next online. We would encourage the vehicle owners to contact the Waste
year! Enforcement Team on 01305 225473 so that officers can assist them to secure the
release of their vehicle. Please note that if a vehicle has been left on the highway
and is causing a hazard or has been burnt out and reported by the police, its tax
and MOT status is irrelevant, and Dorset Council will investigate. If any member of
the public suspects a vehicle has been abandoned on a public highway, they
should report it to us via our online form or by calling 01305 221040.

Please don’t
recycle nappies!
A campaign has been
launched aimed at
stopping disposable
n a p p i e s f r o m
contaminating recycling
as a survey reveals more
than one million UK
nappy users are putting
them in their recycling
bins. Dorset Council has joined forces with environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy
to launch the campaign. A council spokesman said: "Each year there are
around 3,300 births recorded in Dorset and, at an estimated 2,200 nappies per
baby per year, this means there are about seven million used disposable nappies
in Dorset household waste every year."
Recycling bins containing materials which cannot be recycled at the kerbside

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