The booking system enforced at Lincolnshire tips during lockdown has come to an end today.

The county council enforced the rule at its sites, including the one at Mowbeck Way, Grantham, to avoid long queues and comply with COVID-19 safety advice during the pandemic.

The move follows the county council's environment and economy scrutiny committee, agreeing to this at a meeting in July, believing this would make it easier for people to dispose of recycling, garden waste and general waste, as previously reported by Nub News.

However, permits are still required for vans and larger trailers, as detailed here.

A report prepared for the July scrutiny committee meeting revealed the booking system cost around £9,000 a month to operate, totalling around £126,000 across the 14 months it was in place.

The report also said 12-15% of slots result in no-shows which the report said "represents an inefficient burden on the service when the greater demand of frustrated residents could be satisfied."

There was no evidence that fly-tipping increased as a result of the system, council officers said – despite some complaints suggesting so, as also reported by Nub News.