A Finchampstead man has called for a commonsense approach to recycling after he was turned away from a refuse tip because he drives a pick-up truck.

Frank Vaughan, 46, of Barkham Road, has described the opposition he met when he tried to drop off three bags of garden waste at the refuse tip in Longshot Lane in Bracknell.

Mr Vaughan said that despite the fact his Mitsubishi Warrior contained only three bags of grass cuttings from his own garden, he was told the type of vehicle he drove could have commercial waste, and so it would not be allowed in the tip.

He said: “There are four of us in the family and we have got the truck to transport motorcycles.

“It has got a good purpose to it and it is classed as a car. The tip said I could not take the truck in and I would have to go to Reading."

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