Figures show Sutton Council claimed nothing in fines for illegal fly-tipping from May 9, 2016 to May 8, 2017 - while councils across England have raised more than £750,000 collectively.

Last year, the government gave local councils permission to issue on-the-spot fines of between £150 to £400 for anyone caught committing the offence.

Out of 297 local authorities who provided the figures, 43 per cent said they had not issued any fly-tipping fines, including Sutton Council.

Councils across England have raised over £750,000 from fly-tipping fines since a crackdown on illegal waste dumping.

However, no money from fines was collected by Sutton Council during this time period.

Authorities in London distributed 787 fines which resulted in £130,000 being raised from fly-tippers.

An Environment Department spokeswoman said: "Fly-tipping is an unacceptable blight on our landscape, which is why we have cracked down on offenders by strengthening sentencing guidelines and giving councils the powers to hand out on-the-spot fines to fly-tippers.

"We have made it easier for vehicles suspected of being used for fly-tipping to be stopped, searched and seized and will continue to work with local partners to stop this inexcusable crime."

On the Sutton Council website, it reads: "There's absolutely no excuse for fly tipping.

"If you need to dispose of rubbish that is not taken away by our waste and recycling collection service, then you should take it to the Household Reuse and Recycling Centre at Kimpton Park Way or make use of the various bulky waste and special collection services we offer."

Sutton Council has been contacted for a comment.