Who buy's stolen metal? - Page 2

churchman phil · 04-06-2008, 21:54

Ah! You foresaw my query!!

Royboy39 · 04-06-2008, 21:55

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Originally Posted by churchman phil

Who to Roy?

In your case to HBC.

churchman phil · 04-06-2008, 22:06

I gathered

pussycat · 04-06-2008, 22:10

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Originally Posted by slinky

Well there are only certain people round here that drive up and down back alleys asking for " scrap metal "

.... and I don't think their right bothered about the law either.

Actually, i haven't heard them for about 2 weeks, maybe they have given up.

no they haven,t given up they were outside my house yesterday.

accyman · 04-06-2008, 23:08

my rubbish has been waiting 6 weeks for the council to collect it and i have had 2 break in attempts due to my gate been unlocked waiting for them

i cant believe somone has been so petty as to complain about somone earning a few extra quid doing a job that the council are useless at and actualy get paid for,as long as a person isnt stealing the metal they can do what the hell they like with it as far as im concerned

as for whos buying it

scrap yards are buying it dont you think with all the years of trading in the scrap metal buisness they know how to work around the rules

cashman · 04-06-2008, 23:16

roy mate one of those you named in yer opening post was buying scrap metal off anyone as early as 68, that is fact i assure you, they may well have told ya one thing, but were certainly doing another.

MargaretR · 04-06-2008, 23:17

as long as a person isnt stealing the metal they can do what the hell they like with it as far as im concerned
They are stealing it too
http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...fts-39482.html
http://www.accringtonobserver.co.uk/...manhole_thefts

accyman · 04-06-2008, 23:34

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Originally Posted by [email protected]

as long as a person isnt stealing the metal they can do what the hell they like with it as far as im concerned
They are stealing it too
http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...fts-39482.html
http://www.accringtonobserver.co.uk/...manhole_thefts

yup i know that why i said as long as they arnt stealing it lol

i have nothing against anyone who knocks on a door and asks if its ok to take somones scrap away or drives around taking away broken washing machines dumped on back alleys because HBC cant get their fingers out their bums and collect rubbish in an acceptable time period

any scap yard found to have a stockpile of manhole covers for example shoud be shut down for handleing stolen goods

MargaretR · 05-06-2008, 01:00

Just noticed that a man from Whinney Hill (caravan park?) is named in this report about caravan thefts
http://www.lancashireeveningtelegrap...van_thefts.php
They are targetting any metal they can get their hands on.

I have been kept awake by the sound of an angle grinder (metal cutter) - they really are going for big stuff now - see thread 'Its out again'
http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...ain-40066.html

Neil · 05-06-2008, 06:13

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Originally Posted by accyman

i have nothing against anyone who knocks on a door and asks if its ok to take somones scrap away or drives around taking away broken washing machines

But they only want the metal. They remove all the other parts and dump them at the side of the road somewhere and just sell the scrap metal.

derekgas · 05-06-2008, 06:54

We sell our scrap to local yards, anything copper, brass or lead will be paid for, they dont pay out for iron or steel (often wondered how they make money out of the bits of tin they pick up), that is collected from our works, and have them round our house regularly asking about scrap, the downside is, if you dont answer, or arnt in, they will take what they were going to ask for anyway, they steal as much as they ask for.