Vehicle removal advice

I'd really appreciate some help here. Friend has a scrap car sitting in
the driveway. It is moveable but not legally driveable. Do local
Councils offer removal and scrapping services or must it be arranged
privately (and how/who). I'm assuming some cost implication either way.

--
Hog
'96 Bastard12 '89 R100RS '81 XS650 '78 RD400

"Hog" <hogSPAM@freenetCHIPS.co.uk> wrote in message
news:56758mF2848iqU1@mid.individual.net...
> I'd really appreciate some help here. Friend has a scrap car sitting in
> the driveway. It is moveable but not legally driveable. Do local
> Councils offer removal and scrapping services or must it be arranged
> privately (and how/who). I'm assuming some cost implication either way.

Councils will remove vehicles, but seeing as it is on his driveway and
registered to him (I presume) they would like charge an exorbitant fee for
the privilige. Do no local Scrappies have a free uplift service? Failing
that, tow it. I've done this before. I've admittedly not been stopped by
the police while doing it but if you were I think most (not all) coppers
would give a fair hearing when you just want to get rid.

On 19 Mar, 10:17, "gazzafield"
<rufty_tufty_hoolyt...@nospam.thankyou.says_I.ko > wrote:
> "Hog" <hogS...@freenetCHIPS.co.uk> wrote in message
>
> news:56758mF2848iqU1@mid.individual.net...
>
> > I'd really appreciate some help here. Friend has a scrap car sitting in
> > the driveway. It is moveable but not legally driveable. Do local
> > Councils offer removal and scrapping services or must it be arranged
> > privately (and how/who). I'm assuming some cost implication either way.
>
> Councils will remove vehicles, but seeing as it is on his driveway and
> registered to him (I presume) they would like charge an exorbitant fee for
> the privilige. Do no local Scrappies have a free uplift service? Failing
> that, tow it. I've done this before. I've admittedly not been stopped by
> the police while doing it but if you were I think most (not all) coppers
> would give a fair hearing when you just want to get rid.

*Some* councils (New Forest) will take a scrap car away for nothing.
He should probably contact his local council and ask. They may have a
similar scheme as it prevents the dumping (and, often, torching) of
scrap cars which the council then has to remove at its own expense.

Mark

SteveH (steve@italiancar.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they
were saying :

>> >used the revitalised Traveller to tow the now-very-scrap
>> >one up to the tip. Must have looked rather weird, one Traveller
>> >towing another. Perhaps rather like a matriarch elephant leading
>> >its dying mate to its final resting place...

>> our most impressive was towing a 35cwt transit horsebox with a
>> reliant regal, all 700cc of it.

> Not all that impressive, but a strange site was towing my Cinqecento
> with a Fiat 124 Spider.

I once saw an Escort van towing a Volvo 740 estate on a full size car
trailer... just heading over the crown of the Dartford bridge towards the
toll booths.

I made sure I headed for a different queue.

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Hog	Vehicle removal advice I'd really appreciate some help here. Friend has a scrap car sitting in the driveway. It is moveable but not legally driveable. Do local Councils offer removal and scrapping services or must it be arranged privately (and how/who). I'm assuming some cost implication either way. -- Hog '96 Bastard12 '89 R100RS '81 XS650 '78 RD400

	#2
gazzafield	Re: Vehicle removal advice "Hog" <hogSPAM@freenetCHIPS.co.uk> wrote in message news:56758mF2848iqU1@mid.individual.net... > I'd really appreciate some help here. Friend has a scrap car sitting in > the driveway. It is moveable but not legally driveable. Do local > Councils offer removal and scrapping services or must it be arranged > privately (and how/who). I'm assuming some cost implication either way. Councils will remove vehicles, but seeing as it is on his driveway and registered to him (I presume) they would like charge an exorbitant fee for the privilige. Do no local Scrappies have a free uplift service? Failing that, tow it. I've done this before. I've admittedly not been stopped by the police while doing it but if you were I think most (not all) coppers would give a fair hearing when you just want to get rid.

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mhall	Re: Vehicle removal advice On 19 Mar, 10:17, "gazzafield" <rufty_tufty_hoolyt...@nospam.thankyou.says_I.ko > wrote: > "Hog" <hogS...@freenetCHIPS.co.uk> wrote in message > > news:56758mF2848iqU1@mid.individual.net... > > > I'd really appreciate some help here. Friend has a scrap car sitting in > > the driveway. It is moveable but not legally driveable. Do local > > Councils offer removal and scrapping services or must it be arranged > > privately (and how/who). I'm assuming some cost implication either way. > > Councils will remove vehicles, but seeing as it is on his driveway and > registered to him (I presume) they would like charge an exorbitant fee for > the privilige. Do no local Scrappies have a free uplift service? Failing > that, tow it. I've done this before. I've admittedly not been stopped by > the police while doing it but if you were I think most (not all) coppers > would give a fair hearing when you just want to get rid. Some councils (New Forest) will take a scrap car away for nothing. He should probably contact his local council and ask. They may have a similar scheme as it prevents the dumping (and, often, torching) of scrap cars which the council then has to remove at its own expense. Mark

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Adrian	Re: Vehicle removal advice SteveH (steve@italiancar.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying : >> >used the revitalised Traveller to tow the now-very-scrap >> >one up to the tip. Must have looked rather weird, one Traveller >> >towing another. Perhaps rather like a matriarch elephant leading >> >its dying mate to its final resting place... >> our most impressive was towing a 35cwt transit horsebox with a >> reliant regal, all 700cc of it. > Not all that impressive, but a strange site was towing my Cinqecento > with a Fiat 124 Spider. I once saw an Escort van towing a Volvo 740 estate on a full size car trailer... just heading over the crown of the Dartford bridge towards the toll booths. I made sure I headed for a different queue.