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From: Paul on 19 Apr 2010 10:30 On 19/04/2010 15:28, Adrian wrote: > TimB<stokefolk(a)gmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were > saying: > >>> Hence my comment that it doesn't need a mechanic to dismantle a car.- > >> On your driveway, you're absolutely right. For a government (or any >> employer) there have to be risk assessments and stuff to try and fend >> off the man-with-a-spanner's lawyers when he drops a hammer on his toe. > > Rather more importantly, there's the various environmental legislation - > fuel, oil, brake fluid etc all have to be drained off properly. Then the > various recyclable materials have to be identified and separated. > > The dismantling's the easy bit. When did you last see an "old-style" > scrappy? Hundreds round here..
From: Brimstone on 19 Apr 2010 10:31 "TimB" <stokefolk(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:79eb9b03-ef52-4999-a9e5-5e9788558add(a)12g2000yqi.googlegroups.com... > On 5 Apr, 16:56, "Brimstone" <brimst...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> Understood and most of us that started driving in the seventies and >> before >> are pretty much the same. But working with such limited instruction you >> could dismantle a car without endangering yourself or others. >> >> Hence my comment that it doesn't need a mechanic to dismantle a car.- >> Hide quoted text - > > On your driveway, you're absolutely right. For a government (or any > employer) there have to be risk assessments and stuff to try and fend > off the man-with-a-spanner's lawyers when he drops a hammer on his > toe. > > Whether or not you can do the job doesn't enter into it. Having a bit > of paper to say you've been taught how to safely do the job is all > that counts in this situation. Indeed, but as long as the man with a spanner has an appropriate piece of paper to show that he can work safely in the yard removing parts from vehicles deemed to be scrap he doesn't have to be a fully qualified mechanic who has a responsibility/liability when repairing cars for further use on the road.
From: Adrian on 19 Apr 2010 10:40 Paul <paul23223(a)hotmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> The dismantling's the easy bit. When did you last see an "old-style" >> scrappy? > Hundreds round here.. I doubt it, not if you're in the EU. They might have cars "stacked up", but they're almost certainly racked, the ground'll be concrete and properly tanked/drained - and anything you want will be removed for you.
From: Paul on 19 Apr 2010 10:46 On 19/04/2010 15:40, Adrian wrote: > Paul<paul23223(a)hotmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were > saying: > >>> The dismantling's the easy bit. When did you last see an "old-style" >>> scrappy? > >> Hundreds round here.. > > I doubt it, not if you're in the EU. > > They might have cars "stacked up", but they're almost certainly racked, > the ground'll be concrete and properly tanked/drained - and anything you > want will be removed for you. Here's 2 - I could post another ten, all doing exactly the same today as in the google streetview - help yourself, that'll be a tenner mate. They may well 'drain the fuel' usually by sticking a screwdriver thru the bottom of the tank, but these are strictly - fetch yourself places. http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=withy+road&sll=52.524916,-2.021184&sspn=0.012716,0.03798&gl=uk&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Withy+Rd,+Wednesfield,+Wolverhampton+WV14+0,+United+Kingdom&ll=52.556251,-2.086415&spn=0.006301,0.01899&z=16&layer=c&cbll=52.556042,-2.086456&panoid=iGhTWyatySNRCxBHYqIapg&cbp=12,270.57,,0,3.38 http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=withy+road&sll=52.524916,-2.021184&sspn=0.012716,0.03798&gl=uk&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Withy+Rd,+Wednesfield,+Wolverhampton+WV14+0,+United+Kingdom&layer=c&cbll=52.555806,-2.086504&panoid=KbwnZ2nLH2aiNAdpHw0e6A&cbp=12,299.84,,0,-1.06&ll=52.555912,-2.08648&spn=0.006301,0.01899&z=16
From: Brimstone on 19 Apr 2010 11:27
"Paul" <paul23223(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:8338nuFj8fU1(a)mid.individual.net... > On 19/04/2010 15:40, Adrian wrote: >> Paul<paul23223(a)hotmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they >> were >> saying: >> >>>> The dismantling's the easy bit. When did you last see an "old-style" >>>> scrappy? >> >>> Hundreds round here.. >> >> I doubt it, not if you're in the EU. >> >> They might have cars "stacked up", but they're almost certainly racked, >> the ground'll be concrete and properly tanked/drained - and anything you >> want will be removed for you. > Here's 2 - I could post another ten, all doing exactly the same today as > in the google streetview - help yourself, that'll be a tenner mate. > They may well 'drain the fuel' usually by sticking a screwdriver thru the > bottom of the tank, but these are strictly - fetch yourself places. > > But the ground has been tarmaced and the vehicles are only two high. In a "trad" scrappy they'd be stacked four or more high and the ground would be a mudbath with a mixture of water, various oils, diesel (limited amounts) and possibly petrol before it evaporated. |