I have heard differing accounts of the new charges to be levied on vehicles to be scrapped. Can anyone please give me a definitive answer please on how much is to be charged? Also does this charge differentiate between 'end-of-life' vehicles fit only for scrap as opposed to late damaged vehicles being broken for spares and recycling?
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Andrew,
Do tell us what you have heard. There are some nerves around here where folks find themselves overstocked with cars due for scrapping soon.
In fact the rumours that it might cost a great deal more to scrap vehicles soon has led to me having a little clear out, and also refusing some "gifts" that may turn into a liability.
Having said all that I've heard nothing concrete. The rumour mill seems to thrive on upcoming EEC rules that may/may nor arrive here sometime in the future.
David
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I thought this thread would be about windscreen ice scrappers.
As I understand it, new regulations will require manufacturers to make arrangements to take their cars back for "recycling". The cost will be included in the original purchase price for new cars. Whether this scheme is to be applied retrospectively, and if so how many years, I do not know. If it is applied to older cars, manufacturers will either have to recoup that cost by adding on some more cost on to their new cars or suffer reduced profits or increased losses. Apparently, one of the most worried car-makers is Rover - because as a small Company they do not have the money or sales now to support cost of their past sales.
The reason that existing car-owners will not be asked to pay more is obvious from the experience of "rotting fridges" that are now dumped all around Britain. In some regions, in order to avoid public backlash and the political scandal of dumped cars and fridges, the local Labour councils (eg. Hounslow) are offering to collect and scrap these items for free. Of course, the cost is recouped from the Rates budget by cutting on other services.
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I have read somewhere that the EU are bringing in legislation modifying the Sale of Goods Acts to allow people guarantees on second hand equipment up to six months. I believe that this will also include car parts from dismantled cars and therefore the dismantlers are not to happy about long term guarantees for obvious reasons. Either the prices will go up or they will stop bothering and all parts of the car will end up in a crusher.
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Andrew
I think you will find that at present there is no definitive answer because the final decisions have still to be made after a great deal of lobbying in Brussels. All of what has been said is broadly true is that it is under consideration but there are also differences which will arise between compulsory EU directives and those which member States are free to apply as they wish. Whatever is finalised will not be very good news for either car dismantlers or those who rely on them as a source of parts after cars have had their short support life from manufacturers.
Incidentally, I scrapped my wife's 1986 Honda Prelude with perfect engine and gearbox yesterday for precisely zero, having been turned down by the first yard I rang as it being too old. I felt slightly miffed as there were so many useful and useable parts on this otherwise rusty car but there are five others to house so something had to go. Oddly enough I took a £10 deposit on it from someone promising £80 for it three weeks ago but they never came back! At least it covered the ad.
David
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I had heard that £300 was the figure to dispose of an unwanted vehicle! If this is the case stand by for burning wrecks every 100 yards on country roads!
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And I wonder how much it costs the police and local authority to then clear up the wrecks. If they were using truly joined up thinking they would get together and subsidise or even pay for car scrapping to get it done properly.
As a Councillor Alwyn may be able to shed some light on these costs.
Rob S
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Wasn't it French career civil servants who brought in the EC wide directives that scrapyards had to be completely concreted?
I ask the question because as we landed at Charles de Gaul 1 on Tuesday I spotted a French scrapyard, half of which was still on plain, old-fashoned dirt.
Think of all the French Eurocrats who must fly in from Brussels every day and see that unconcreted scrapyard flouting the rules they have imposed on every other nation in Europe.
HJ
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Also the only country still banning British beef which is against EU rules ....
Read rumours the UK goverment are recondsidering continuous licencing.Basically you will have to pay road tax on any vehicle owned by you until they recieve a official proof that your car has been properly disposed of.
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