I love speed :-P
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| posted on 6/9/06 at 05:26 PM |
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Are Classics Scrap?
 
Phil M
Don't Steal
The Government doesn’t like the competition
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zetec
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| posted on 6/9/06 at 06:19 PM |
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I like classics but you need to know both sides of the story. I remember a Triumph breaker who worked from home in a run of the mill street, I dont
think I would like to live next door....
" I only registered to look at the pictures, now I'm stuck with this username for the rest of my life!"
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lsdweb
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| posted on 6/9/06 at 08:09 PM |
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If all the cars were declared as SORN and not scrapped with the DVLA then surely he'd have a good argument. If one government department accepts
them as off the road not scrapped then another can't disagree - well at least it would strengthen his argument in court!
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Lawnmower
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| posted on 6/9/06 at 08:15 PM |
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I bought that too.
Seems to me he just needs to apply for a waste management license. If he maintains good working practice, then he shouldn't have a problem.
The definition of 'waste' is open to a fair amount of interpretation, with one persons waste becoming anothers asset.
As a rule of thumb, The Environment Agency, when it come to waste, seem mainly concerned with the (potential) risk to controlled waters (aquifers,
rivers, etc), where as the local environmental health department (inc Contaminanted land) will be mainly concerned with the (potential) risk to the
workers, and neighbours.
All councils have to prepare a list of potentially contaminated land, of which garages WILL be listed on, and believe it or not, these 2 departments
do actually talk to each other! I suspect the EA are just going through the list, ie doing their job!
What the fellow needs to do is to get the waste EXEMPTION license - ie the 2nd hand metal is EXEMPT from clasiication as waste.
I suspect that as part of this process, he may have to prove that he is responsble, and that the waste that HE produces, ie from draining oil, anti
freeze, filters, brake fluid etc. are disposed of properly, ie he doesn't pour them down the drain, or worse, onto the floor!
Sorry, just re-read article and realised he is going to court.
Incidently, if a housing developer wishes to reuse soil from one part of a site n another, then he will need a waste exemption licesne, otherwise he
will be guilty of running an illeagal landfill site!
ps I work as a geoenvironmental engineer.
Edited for typos
[Edited on 6/9/06 by Lawnmower]
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 7/9/06 at 02:48 AM |
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Best laugh I had about peoples abilities and qualifications is that a bin man has more power than than any mechanic/mot test OR police person.
Apparently they are qualified and expert enough to decide after a cursory glance only as to wether ANY vehicle on public access area (even a private
un-adopted road) if any vehicle is fit to be around and can slap a removal and scrapping notice on it.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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andyps
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| posted on 7/9/06 at 01:35 PM |
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My mum gets her car fixed at Freckleton Rover Centre - the guy is really helpful, knows his stuff and because he has a stock of Rovers to hand he can
usually sort any parts she needs quite cheaply. He told her he can keep her car (an L reg 220GTi) going for as long as she wants him to - surely that
is environmentally friendly!
Andy
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less
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