Long queues outside Daventry's recycling centre and tip

Tamlyn Coleman reported waiting in a queue outside the tip at around midday.

He said the queue was at least 17 cars waiting to get onto the site and unload, and he had been waiting for more than 25 minutes just to get to the gate for the tip.

Problems with queuing to get into the tip emerged after Northamptonshire County Council, which runs the site, changed the opening hours last year.

The tip now opens from 10am to 6pm every day except Wednesdays and Thursdays – possibly leading to extra people wanting to use it today during the Easter school holidays.

The later opening and mid-week closure have been blamed by some for the appearance of queues.

The queues are not only frustrating for drivers, but pose a problem for nearby businesses which can struggle to get deliveries while their customers also face problems getting in. In some instances the queues have back up to the roundabout at the end of the road, posing a danger to motorists.

In May last year after the problems first arose, the leader of Daventry District Council Chris Millar said he would write to the county council asking them to review their decision to change the tip’s opening hours. No changes were made by the county council.