I need to remove some carpet which has been stuck to the floor, what is the best way to remove it?

Have you got a young son you can bribe to do it? Give him a scraper and tell him not to damage the floorboards.

(that's how my dad did it)

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... oh, you mean a carpet in the car.
Sorry, don't know.

petrol melts 90% of most glues spill it on and wait ten mins and it should just lift out and most car carpets shrink when you wash them out the car as i found out.(.but the fumes will make you ill.)

Heating *GENTLY* with a heat gun seems to work on most solvents. It won't remove the gum from the floor, but that could be cleaned up with some ethanol, Cillit bang, etc.

What has it been stuck down with?

I ripped mine up and then used acetone to remove the remnants...

Pour petrol on it a throw a lighted match on it.