so who gets rid of the kit cars?
Aboardman - 1/1/07 at 10:26 AM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6222085.stm
wilkingj - 1/1/07 at 10:44 AM
AS its the manufacturers responsibility, it will fall to the builder.
That means YOU.
So 13.5 years (on average) someone will turn up on your doorstep with a pile of scrap which you must legally and correctly (environmenatlly friendly)
dispose of for them.
Isn't this just a wonderful world.
However, You chould charge them £50, and then rebuild it and sell it on again!.. Recycling at its best eh?
I would hope there is a clause covering / exempting home built cars.
This could also be a reason why the EU want to stop home made cars being built.
Last word!... You can always get them to deliver it to the scrap yard / recycling centre
Happy New Year to one and all.
Humbug - 1/1/07 at 10:51 AM
...although, the article I saw in the Sunday Times says that the two groups will take other makes that are no longer made e.g. "Hillman
Imps". So, unless you are still in the business of manufacturing, then it should be OK to go to them?
In my case, I will be pointing them in the direction of Stuart Taylor Motorsport
caber - 1/1/07 at 11:03 AM
ALL the cars I own are well over 13 years old and all are planned for infinite future use, the Locost, well if I ever do sell it i would not mind
seeing it back after some years to see how it has fared.
This is of more interest as to what becomes of write-offs, they may be post 2002 and will need full dismantling at the manufacturer's expense and
component recycling!
Caber
Macbeast - 1/1/07 at 11:17 AM
The cost of disposal/recycling will of course be passed on to the customer when he buys his next car. Free? - bollocks
Dusty - 1/1/07 at 01:54 PM
To de-register the car you will need the certificate of destruction. Is that going to be free?
Is this the end of scrapyards?
wilkingj - 1/1/07 at 02:07 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Dusty
To de-register the car you will need the certificate of destruction. Is that going to be free?
Is this the end of scrapyards?
Our Local "Dismantler" (Scrappy) has been giving these out for a few years. ie, the car has been well and truly scrapped, in accordance with
the current regs, all salvageable spares are on his shelves, so no grubbing around in cars stacked 3 high any more. Safer, and better, he also gives a
3 month guarantee on most parts. However, the price reflects this, usually 1/3 to 1/2 of trade / retail price. But always good quality, cant complain
really.
The Shootist - 1/1/07 at 02:11 PM
You mean the scrapyard doesn't pay you guys for the recyclable metals in a car when you send it off?
Macbeast - 1/1/07 at 05:36 PM
Not for some years as price of steel has been so low.
Usually costs us eqivalent of 30-50 dollars to get someone to scrap it. This may have changed recently as metal prices have risen