I wonder whether anyone has experienced this problem before...

There is a huge pile of rubbish on Como Road which has been kindly dumped illegally. It has been reported to the council many times but so far, not a single piece of it has been removed. I found out today that the reason is that the rubbish is on private property, and therefore the council will not touch it (the rubbish has been dumped on the forecourt of a private garage that backs onto Como Road.)

I have not contacted the owner of the garage to see if they are aware of the rubbish (they dont use the garage it seems) and I doubt they would be interested in paying to have the rubbish removed. However, I have seen rats and foxes playing happily amongst it and as it is right beside the public pavements, it seems to be such a health hazard. Has anyone come up against this problem before who might be able to advise me how this mess can be cleared up without the owner of the garage having to stump up the cash?