New scrap laws.

[midlands based]

Anyone know exactly what the new laws are regarding scrap. Im hearing that we wont be able to weigh in at all after next week.

 

[PlumbBobBob]

have a look here information about scrap metal recycling in Britain. seems to be from a quick look about not paying cash for scrap mostly and itinerant scrap collectors (you know what they mean) having to be licenced.

 

[iiplumbing]

Good scrappy dealers have been doing this for some time now

You must produce photo id, your weighed in metal gets paid for via bank transfer or via your bank card.

Its a good scheme and should lead to fewer metal thefts unless your local pikies have access to a semi friendly local bank account holder to channel their collections through.............

Russ

 

[Roger Welton]

or just ship it abroad.

 

[iiplumbing]

Where there's a scam there's a way round the law.......

 

[Roger Welton]

Often ponder taking van load of copper over to france and retuning loaded up with booze, but bone idleness and not knowing the rules in france prevent it getting any further than that.

 

[iiplumbing]

Often ponder taking van load of copper over to france and retuning loaded up with booze, but bone idleness and not knowing the rules in france prevent it getting any further than that.

Monsieu, je suis ave un grand colletion of copper pour vous, en return pour mucho beacoop bottles du vino

ave vous beacoup vino pour le swap?

Les copper est tres valuble en beucoup franc en angleterre, en vous vino est real cheapo en france so vous needs beucoup vino to make it worth my time................


Sounds like a simple enough transaction, don't know why you think its complicated......pmsl

 

[Ermintrude]

Monsieu, je suis ave un grand colletion of copper pour vous, en return pour mucho beacoop bottles du vino

ave vous beacoup vino pour le swap?

Les copper est tres valuble en beucoup franc en angleterre, en vous vino est real cheapo en france so vous needs beucoup vino to make it worth my time................


Sounds like a simple enough transaction, don't know why you think its complicated......pmsl

Fringlish?

 

[iiplumbing]

Fringlish?

Dunno

but as I typed it I was using a French accent (does that count towards the translation?)

 

[iiplumbing]

PS grew up on magic roundabout (or at least the Jasper Carrot version)

oh and Mr ben

and as if by magic the shopkeeper appeared, that shopkeeper was a right weirdo if you ask me

 

[Gray0689]

Anyone know exactly what the new laws are regarding scrap. Im hearing that we wont be able to weigh in at all after next week.

In all honesty it won't stop any thieving as there always someone who will take it if it's worth money

 

[midlands based]

Im aware of the no cash thing and we are already set up with the scrappy but just heard that it was changing again so nobody can weigh in unless you got one of the new council licenses.

 

[iiplumbing]

Im aware of the no cash thing and we are already set up with the scrappy but just heard that it was changing again so nobody can weigh in unless you got one of the new council licenses.

Bet that costs a few quid to get then, have to spend money to get licence to then be able to sell it for scrap.

I wonder if selling my gold will have the same laws attached?

 

[midlands based]

About £700 ive heard. And that is per council so the tatters cant just work anywhere. Id say that if anyone is after a transit pickup there will be a lot on the market very soon.

Bet that costs a few quid to get then, have to spend money to get licence to then be able to sell it for scrap.

I wonder if selling my gold will have the same laws attached?

 

[SimonG]

Is this the waste carriers license? It's about 150 for three years, I think. If you do a search there's been a couple of threads on this.

 

[wetdrip]

So how does this work?
Let's say your doing a job in Nottingham and have always take your scrap back to your local scrap dealer, so in my hypothetical case, Coventry.
Do you have to keep records of where the scrap came from and are you allowed to take scrap from one borough or Council and sell to another scrap dealer in another borough or Council.Or would that require separate licences to do so?

 

[SimonG]

I took a load this week, all be it same county, and on the new paperwork they issue is a space for the waste carriers license number. But I think the waste carriers license is individual specific.

 

[midlands based]

Its not the waste carriers license its something totally new. From what i have heard we wont be able to take scrap in at all. I will look further into this and see what i can find out.

 

[wetdrip]

Can't find anything online.There's one or two "new scrap metal laws" for the 1st October, and 1st December online for various councils, but just received 404 errors from respective webpages.

 

[SimonG]

They didn't say anything when I was there. With the last lot of changes they had big posters up and the lads were telling everybody about it as well.

 

[wetdrip]

Its not the waste carriers license its something totally new. From what i have heard we wont be able to take scrap in at all. I will look further into this and see what i can find out.

I friggin hope not.I've got an old 1930's copper back boiler that's to come out when the wood burner goes in.
Was hoping to recoup some of the money spent on the woodburner by selling the very heavy backburner to scrap.

 

[julesverne]

the new scrap laws i think refer to scrap metal dealers found this article from 13 th october

Scrap metal dealer fears new laws will ruin trade (From Darlington and Stockton Times)

it relates metal collectors not being allowed to buy cars for cash. i think the law now covers absolutely everyone not just scrap yards re buying scrap all have to pay by cheque or bank transfer.

 

[Ermintrude]

Makes no diffrence been in tyne&wear for over a year. Police only bother u if u have a transit tipper.

 

[PowerFlusher2]

Bet that costs a few quid to get then, have to spend money to get licence to then be able to sell it for scrap.

I wonder if selling my gold will have the same laws attached?

It would if commemorative nameplates on war memorials were made of gold.

 

[Mike Jackson]

It's only for scrap dealers, one per council. I was talking to the guy that takes my boilers and rads away the other day.

 

[voivod]

AAAAAAARRRRGH worst point of all......my wife will know how much I got for the scrap if paid into bank