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Title: Scrap merchants
Post by: jimbobmccoy on 15 March 2013, 11:40:25
Hi

as i shall soon be needing to scrap the remains of my omega, and never having done this before, does anyone know of the best place to take the car to near an IG6 postcode?

also, would i take the cats to the same place?

finally, if i sell the interior (mfl cream leather elite estate) and some wheels (either mfl 16 inch elite or fl 16 inch CDX) what would i expect to get for them?
i need to try and recoup some of the cost of the car asap, as ive just bought another one (the second in a month) and cant afford to write the whole car off.

If i sell the wheels will a scrappy come and collect the car?


thanks in advance


oh, and whats the best way to siphon the petrol out of the car..............id put half a tank in the day before the car went up in flames. (or is google my friend here)
Title: Re: Scrap merchants
Post by: Andy B on 15 March 2013, 12:27:22
You'll get more scrap for your alloy wheels than you will trying to sell them. I got almost £40 for a set of early elite 16" alloys, you can see from the forum - nobody wants them.
If you're scrapping the car, I'd stab the fuel tank - it's only plastic - with a screw driver to recover the fuel.  :y
Title: Re: Scrap merchants
Post by: STMO123 on 15 March 2013, 13:13:17
Your car is supposed to be recycled now, not scrapped. On the new red V5, there is no 'scrapped' part to fill in. You can find a list of authorised dismantlers on dvla website.
Title: Re: Scrap merchants
Post by: feeutfo on 15 March 2013, 13:23:27
Your car is supposed to be recycled now, not scrapped. On the new red V5, there is no 'scrapped' part to fill in. You can find a list of authorised dismantlers on dvla website.

Oh shutuuuup ;D we know what the op means ya pedant. ;)
Title: Re: Scrap merchants
Post by: ozzycat on 15 March 2013, 14:01:53
Your car is supposed to be recycled now, not scrapped. On the new red V5, there is no 'scrapped' part to fill in. You can find a list of authorised dismantlers on dvla website.

Oh shutuuuup ;D we know what the op means ya pedant. ;)
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Scrap merchants
Post by: zirk on 15 March 2013, 14:05:44
Your car is supposed to be recycled now, not scrapped. On the new red V5, there is no 'scrapped' part to fill in. You can find a list of authorised dismantlers on dvla website.

Oh shutuuuup ;D we know what the op means ya pedant. ;)

Predants also need to be recycled not scraped, they get melted down to make new ones, Pawn Brookers or a good Jeweller is the best place to cash them in, no V5 required but you will need some form of Photo ID.  :P
Title: Re: Scrap merchants
Post by: omega3000 on 15 March 2013, 14:27:15
Your car is supposed to be recycled now, not scrapped. On the new red V5, there is no 'scrapped' part to fill in. You can find a list of authorised dismantlers on dvla website.

Oh shutuuuup ;D we know what the op means ya pedant. ;)

Predants also need to be recycled not scraped, they get melted down to make new ones, Pawn Brookers or a good Jeweller is the best place to cash them in, no V5 required but you will need some form of Photo ID.  :P

 :D ;D ;D ;D 
Title: Re: Scrap merchants
Post by: Entwood on 15 March 2013, 14:53:08
Your car is supposed to be recycled now, not scrapped. On the new red V5, there is no 'scrapped' part to fill in. You can find a list of authorised dismantlers on dvla website.

Oh shutuuuup ;D we know what the op means ya pedant. ;)

Predants also need to be recycled not scraped, they get melted down to make new ones, Pawn Brookers or a good Jeweller is the best place to cash them in, no V5 required but you will need some form of Photo ID.  :P

Pendants ?? ??    :)  :)  :)
Title: Re: Scrap merchants
Post by: jimbobmccoy on 15 March 2013, 15:02:44
You'll get more scrap for your alloy wheels than you will trying to sell them. I got almost £40 for a set of early elite 16" alloys, you can see from the forum - nobody wants them.
If you're scrapping the car, I'd stab the fuel tank - it's only plastic - with a screw driver to recover the fuel.  :y

thanks, as ive not much time to faff around doing all this those are both good ideas.

is the tank easy to get at to stab?
is it worth filtering the fuel once drained incase of sediment from the old tank?
Title: Re: Scrap merchants
Post by: jimbobmccoy on 15 March 2013, 15:03:50
Your car is supposed to be recycled now, not scrapped. On the new red V5, there is no 'scrapped' part to fill in. You can find a list of authorised dismantlers on dvla website.

Oh shutuuuup ;D we know what the op means ya pedant. ;)

Predants also need to be recycled not scraped, they get melted down to make new ones, Pawn Brookers or a good Jeweller is the best place to cash them in, no V5 required but you will need some form of Photo ID.  :P

Pendants ?? ??    :)  :)  :)


 ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Scrap merchants
Post by: feeutfo on 15 March 2013, 15:44:18
Your car is supposed to be recycled now, not scrapped. On the new red V5, there is no 'scrapped' part to fill in. You can find a list of authorised dismantlers on dvla website.

Oh shutuuuup ;D we know what the op means ya pedant. ;)

Predants also need to be recycled not scraped, they get melted down to make new ones, Pawn Brookers or a good Jeweller is the best place to cash them in, no V5 required but you will need some form of Photo ID.  :P

Pendants ?? ??    :)  :)  :)


 ;D ;D ;D ;D

Read both highlited several times, and didn't notice any tissues. At all. ::)
Title: Re: Scrap merchants
Post by: feeutfo on 15 March 2013, 15:44:44
Issues. ;D
Title: Re: Scrap merchants
Post by: ozzycat on 15 March 2013, 16:36:22
chris you useing the crapple key pad again
Title: Re: Scrap merchants
Post by: feeutfo on 15 March 2013, 18:31:18
cripple crApple. ;D
Title: Re: Scrap merchants
Post by: Keith ABS on 15 March 2013, 18:43:51
   Are you able to tow the car to the "recycling" yard? If so, take the wheels off there, remove tyres and then weigh them in. nothing to stop you doing that.
Keith B
Title: Re: Scrap merchants
Post by: SIR Philbutt on 15 March 2013, 23:01:23
Your car is supposed to be recycled now, not scrapped. On the new red V5, there is no 'scrapped' part to fill in. You can find a list of authorised dismantlers on dvla website.

Oh shutuuuup ;D we know what the op means ya pedant. ;)

Looked that up

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedant)

Word of the week for me  :y
Title: Re: Scrap merchants
Post by: Lazydocker on 16 March 2013, 16:41:42
You'll get more scrap for your alloy wheels than you will trying to sell them. I got almost £40 for a set of early elite 16" alloys, you can see from the forum - nobody wants them.
If you're scrapping the car, I'd stab the fuel tank - it's only plastic - with a screw driver to recover the fuel.  :y

thanks, as ive not much time to faff around doing all this those are both good ideas.

is the tank easy to get at to stab?
is it worth filtering the fuel once drained incase of sediment from the old tank?

Won't hurt but there won't be any sediment inside the tank ;) Other option is to use the in tank pump to pump the fuel out ;)
Title: Re: Scrap merchants
Post by: feeutfo on 18 March 2013, 00:17:13
Your car is supposed to be recycled now, not scrapped. On the new red V5, there is no 'scrapped' part to fill in. You can find a list of authorised dismantlers on dvla website.

Oh shutuuuup ;D we know what the op means ya pedant. ;)

Looked that up

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedant (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedant)

Word of the week for me  :y

Aaeye. Along with "Pedantry" :)
Title: Re: Scrap merchants
Post by: hoofing it on 18 March 2013, 07:45:16
Mind you need to give the V5 to the scrapy and you will get a certificate of destruction wright away from the scrapy
Title: Re: Scrap merchants
Post by: jimbobmccoy on 18 March 2013, 20:01:50
You'll get more scrap for your alloy wheels than you will trying to sell them. I got almost £40 for a set of early elite 16" alloys, you can see from the forum - nobody wants them.
If you're scrapping the car, I'd stab the fuel tank - it's only plastic - with a screw driver to recover the fuel.  :y

thanks, as ive not much time to faff around doing all this those are both good ideas.

is the tank easy to get at to stab?
is it worth filtering the fuel once drained incase of sediment from the old tank?

Won't hurt but there won't be any sediment inside the tank ;) Other option is to use the in tank pump to pump the fuel out ;)


Is that easy to do, or more to the point, something the book of lies will explain?