A driving instructor has complained of “disgusting” treatment by litter police after claiming he was fined for moving someone else’s rubbish out of the way.

Chris Baines, 44, was teaching a student how to bay park at B&Q car park in Belvedere when he says he moved two tyres and an oil canister to clear a parking space.

Mr Baines, from Joydens Wood, told News Shopper that, as soon as he moved the rubbish out of the way, two enforcement officers “zoomed up” to him and handed him a fine of £100 on the spot for littering.

Despite arguing the rubbish was not his in the first place, Mr Baines alleges an officer told him the tyres were technically his property because he moved them.

“I think it’s disgusting. Does that mean you are liable if you walk down the street and a bit of litter touches your foot?” he said.

Mr Baines has refused to pay his fine – which is now £150 - and has appealed with Bexley Council.

However, the council has argued that enforcement officers saw him leave behind his own rubbish.

A spokeswoman from the council said: “Bexley has a zero-tolerance policy towards those who litter - a policy wholeheartedly supported by Bexley residents who are fed-up with the small minority who ruin our borough by throwing litter.

“Two enforcement officers witnessed the man take cardboard material from his stationary vehicle and place it on top of an existing pile of fly-tipped tyres.

“He was therefore issued with a fixed penalty notice for littering.”

Mr Baines has dismissed this allegation as “a complete lie” and has promised to fight his case in court.