THIS is the moment workmen confront a trio they accuse of fly-tipping rubbish on a quiet country lane - ahead of a tense two-hour stand-off.

Callum Chase, 25, says he and brother Conor, 23, intervened after spotting the group unloading mattresses and chairs from their van.

4 Workmen accused a trio of dumping items including a mattress on a quiet country lane Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

Alongside a plumber known as Frank, they used their vehicles to block the men in until police arrived on the scene in Kensworth, Beds, on May 9 to take statements.

Local council chiefs are now investigating with a view to taking possible legal action.

Tree surgeon Callum, from Leighton Buzzard, Beds., said: "The first hour was almost a constant argument with the men, about why they couldn't be fly-tipping and not realising at all why they were doing something wrong.

"We'd say, 'No you are not allowed to do that', and they'd reply, 'But there is rubbish already here' - there were beer bottles, bags, etc.

4 The intervention sparked a tense, two-hour stand-off before the arrival of police Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

"They kept saying they didn't do it all, only the mattresses and the chair.”

They then rang up their boss Duncan Tomblin who arrived on the scene.

A fifth man then arrived on the scene and joined in “friendly negotiation” which concluded with the men loading the mattresses and chairs back into their van.

Duncan, 44, said: "When the police turned up I thought they would seize the vehicle and arrest the three guys.

4 The workmen say the men they accused of fly-tipping claimed to not realise they were doing anything wrong

4 The men accused of fly-tipping were eventually persuaded to return the items they dumped into their van Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

"I got really frustrated, as the police wouldn't take their van away. If there's no deterrent, people will carry on fly-tipping.”

A Central Bedfordshire Council spokesman said: "We are aware of this fly-tipping incident.

"We have received a statement from the police who attended the scene and have identified the driver of the vehicle.

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"We will be collecting further statements from both the driver, passenger and witnesses. If there is enough evidence a file will be submitted to our legal team."

A Bedfordshire Police spokesman said: "We were called to reports of inconsiderate behaviour in Land Park Lane, Kensworth at around 6.15pm on Wednesday, May 9.

"Three men were reportedly fly-tipping and were confronted by a number of members of the public."

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