Update on Shropshire Tyre Tagging
West Mercia Police Tyre Tagging Initiative
West Mercia Police have engaged with Smartwater to try and tackle the fly-tipping of tyres. Statistics suggest that there has been a six per cent rise in the incidence of tyre dumping in the last year.
The £10,000 project will see garages being given a kit to mark tyres scheduled for disposal, using an invisible but forensically traceable liquid.
The idea is that by tagging the tyres, the Police will be able to trace dumped tyres back to their source. This, they believe, will help combat unregistered collectors d...
West Mercia Police Tyre Tagging Initiative
West Mercia Police have engaged with Smartwater to try and tackle the fly-tipping of tyres. Statistics suggest that there has been a six per cent rise in the incidence of tyre dumping in the last year.
The £10,000 project will see garages being given a kit to mark tyres scheduled for disposal, using an invisible but forensically traceable liquid.
The idea is that by tagging the tyres, the Police will be able to trace dumped tyres back to their source. This, they believe, will help combat unregistered collectors d...
