Refuse collectors may have an additional reason to fear for their jobs other than swingeing cuts to public sector budgets.

The Daily Mail reports that rather than wait around for council dump trucks to do their rounds, 91-year-old Alan Cresswell attaches a bin to the back of his mobility buggy and drives the contents to the nearest tip.

Whether we can expect armies of senior citizens knocking on your door to collect the rubbish remains to be seen.