Indeed, the "good old fashioned tip" is nothing of the sort - it is a newfangled recycling centre and as such only seems to accept things that you could put in your green bin anyway (unless too big). Oh, and garden waste and electricals.

Plus it closes at 12pm on Saturdays, is almost 30 mins away after queuing through New Cross at the weekends, plus another 5-10 minutes queuing outside during the summer, and you need to bring ID....

If only it were a good old-fashioned tip. No wonder we have a fly-tipping problem.