FabSwingers.com forum: The scrap man has vanished ?????

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

You just dont see scrap men anymore gone are the days when you would see two coming down your street from both ends.

Its probably down to the fact scrap is only £20.00 a tonne so making a washing machine worth only £00.90p in scrap.

I suppose we will see " the scrap man " vanish like the old milk carts.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We have 2 different regular ones that come round... But never over the winter months

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Have to be honest, I haven't seen a scrap man coming down the road doing door to door in about 30 years or more... were they still around until recently then?

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By *ola.Woman
over a year ago

Just where I need to be.

We have one. He has a bell he rings on his van, letting people know he is near.It's fortnightly.

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By *emmabTV/TS
over a year ago

Leicestershire

Light scrap isn't even worth that. Last time I went to the scrap yard with heavy clean scrap they offered to "take it off me"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We still have a couple - although you're right , not around so much over winter.

Any old iron ? I've got a vision of Steptoe & Son now. Harold !!!

Sarah

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Light scrap isn't even worth that. Last time I went to the scrap yard with heavy clean scrap they offered to "take it off me" "

I called a local scrap yard to offer my daughters old car for scrap they said they wanted £40.00 to come out and collect it with no payment to me,they said if i drove it in i would get around £15.00 for it.

I must admit i see lots and lots of scrap out side peoples houses now with it never being collected, we used to have 3.....4 a day come round here in the past.

I wonder what copper and brass is fetching now .....bet its not a lot ???.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

There's some Eastern Europeans that go round Derby in a van with some goddamned awful piped muzak blaring from it. They'll even go into your garden and take stuff if it's not chained up

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"There's some Eastern Europeans that go round Derby in a van with some goddamned awful piped muzak blaring from it. They'll even go into your garden and take stuff if it's not chained up

And of course they will 100% be licensd.

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By *ty31Man
over a year ago

NW London

Still see some around n about.

We had an empty skip go missing overnight from an old job of mine once.

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By *errygTV/TS
over a year ago

denton

in some places they have spotters who ring round on bikes and text them locations of scrap, normally round here put scrap outside and it goes i put a back boiler against my wall in less than a hour it vanished

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There's some Eastern Europeans that go round Derby in a van with some goddamned awful piped muzak blaring from it. They'll even go into your garden and take stuff if it's not chained up

And of course they will 100% be licensd.

They took my petrol lawnmower once from side of house.. Got it back...

I think they have to be licensed now don't they?.. And show 2 forms of ID.. I'm sure I watched a programme about it a while back... Maybe that's why not do many any more?

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By *arehamMan
over a year ago

handforth

Still got them here.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Still got them here."

And here

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The west mids is tat man central got loads round the Black Country aye they

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Generally speaking the price of copper, brass and lead have fallen through the floor as well.... Ferrous has virtually no value at all atm.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"There's some Eastern Europeans that go round Derby in a van with some goddamned awful piped muzak blaring from it. They'll even go into your garden and take stuff if it's not chained up

And of course they will 100% be licensd.

You have to have a collectors license for the area you collect in and dispose of your metal and also a waste carrier license to carry the metal.Your motor insurance should read "waste worker" and not be private.

At the scrap yard you can still get a cheque for your metal made out to the person on your driving license and utility bill.

Most foreighners use " cash converters " who charge 20% to cash the cheque.

They took my petrol lawnmower once from side of house.. Got it back...

I think they have to be licensed now don't they?.. And show 2 forms of ID.. I'm sure I watched a programme about it a while back... Maybe that's why not do many any more? "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We have two... On average if you put something out it only takes a few days for them to come and ask if they can take it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There's some Eastern Europeans that go round Derby in a van with some goddamned awful piped muzak blaring from it. They'll even go into your garden and take stuff if it's not chained up

And of course they will 100% be licensd.

At the scrap yard you can still get a cheque for your metal made out to the person on your driving license and utility bill.

Most foreighners use " cash converters " who charge 20% to cash the cheque.

They took my petrol lawnmower once from side of house.. Got it back...

I think they have to be licensed now don't they?.. And show 2 forms of ID.. I'm sure I watched a programme about it a while back... Maybe that's why not do many any more?

I don't know

.. Phone has a mind of its own.

I think I meant.. Maybe there aren't many any more because of the change

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By *umpkinMan
over a year ago

near the sounds of the wimborne quarter jack!

My local scrap recycler will only pay into a bank account directly! No cash, no cheques!

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By *errygTV/TS
over a year ago

denton

im having my scrap car removed today i know the people who run the yard, i will get about 40 quid, and was told a year ago may have got 170,a builder friend told me they was working on a house and took rads off to replaster and had they in hall some east europeans came in and started to take,they was stopped but kept door shut after that

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"There's some Eastern Europeans that go round Derby in a van with some goddamned awful piped muzak blaring from it. They'll even go into your garden and take stuff if it's not chained up

And of course they will 100% be licensd.

In the past "travellers" were traditionally scrap men who came round and took away any scrap metal.....now even they have given up.

Lets face it @ £20.00 a tonne ....thats 20 washing machines take in to account diesel to pick it up maybe 2 guys in the van over heads and a chance of a puncture at the scrap yard there isnt much left out of that £20.00 is there.

At the scrap yard you can still get a cheque for your metal made out to the person on your driving license and utility bill.

Most foreighners use " cash converters " who charge 20% to cash the cheque.

They took my petrol lawnmower once from side of house.. Got it back...

I think they have to be licensed now don't they?.. And show 2 forms of ID.. I'm sure I watched a programme about it a while back... Maybe that's why not do many any more?

I don't know

.. Phone has a mind of its own.

I think I meant.. Maybe there aren't many any more because of the change "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"There's some Eastern Europeans that go round Derby in a van with some goddamned awful piped muzak blaring from it. They'll even go into your garden and take stuff if it's not chained up

And of course they will 100% be licensd.

In the past "travellers" were traditionally scrap men who came round and took away any scrap metal.....now even they have given up.

At the scrap yard you can still get a cheque for your metal made out to the person on your driving license and utility bill.

Most foreighners use " cash converters " who charge 20% to cash the cheque.

They took my petrol lawnmower once from side of house.. Got it back...

I think they have to be licensed now don't they?.. And show 2 forms of ID.. I'm sure I watched a programme about it a while back... Maybe that's why not do many any more?

I don't know

.. Phone has a mind of its own.

I think I meant.. Maybe there aren't many any more because of the change "

.. You need to write outside of quote..

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By *ty31Man
over a year ago

NW London

I still see a couple of rag n bone men around central London from time to time.

One in Marylebone near Baker Street station and one on the south side of Lambeth Bridge.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I still see a couple of rag n bone men around central London from time to time.

One in Marylebone near Baker Street station and one on the south side of Lambeth Bridge."

Years a go "rag and bone men" used to give you a lollipop or gold fish for your unwanted stuff now a days you wont get anything except may be a courteous "thank you"well its better than nothing.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I knew an old rag and bone guy who is dead now and got chatting to him one day and he told me he used to give years a go "ten bob" for grand father clocks.

He only wanted the works as they were brass and the lead weights to weigh in, i asked what he did with the cases he just said " i used them for fire wood ??????.

This was of course years a go when grand father clocks were just not popular as now.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We have them round here still. I dump any metal rubbish outside my house for them.

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By *alldarkhandsomedaveMan
over a year ago

Derby

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By *alldarkhandsomedaveMan
over a year ago

Derby

"There's some Eastern Europeans that go round Derby in a van with some goddamned awful piped muzak blaring from it. They'll even go into your garden and take stuff if it's not chained up

Beat me to the this!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Technically if you leave metal in the street its fly tipping if you leave it within the boundary of your property thats fine according to Leicester city council.

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By *ancscleanguyMan
over a year ago

Preston

Prices they get have crashed due to the Chinese economy slowing down.

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By *ty31Man
over a year ago

NW London

Also have scrap wood men coming round site picking up old pallets and ply etc.

Suppose where there's muck there's brass....

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By *ricky_DickyMan
over a year ago

Mirfield

When scrap prices where at their peak, one day we had 6 different tatter vans round the estate, as the price fell we got fewer and fewer coming round, lucky if you see one a week these days.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Every Thursday round here the van comes round.

Advantages of living a stones throw away from the second biggest gypsy site in South Wales!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"You just dont see scrap men anymore gone are the days when you would see two coming down your street from both ends.

Its probably down to the fact scrap is only £20.00 a tonne so making a washing machine worth only £00.90p in scrap.

I suppose we will see " the scrap man " vanish like the old milk carts.

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Now if you take scrap to the yard they pay you into a bank account and no other way so that has stopped every workshy bloke with a pick up un roadworthy van from collecting it,In Newcastle there were hundreds a few yrs back and now only a handfull,they collect from the lanes after the filthy students move back south and then take there wares to second hand salvage.

Now its rags the majority collect and those of us that put our unwanted clothing in the bins believing the proceeds go to charity are sadly mistaken...We personally know 2 millionaires who deal in fabric waste only and employ hundreds.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We have one living next door to us, everything he collects, gets left in both front and back gardens till he decides to do something with it, looks like a landfill site

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Last time i was at my dads i went mad at them. He'd just bought a greenhouse and the aluminium frame was sat at the side of the house and they thought they could just help themselves...didn't knock or ask! I just heard them Chucking bits onto the pickup the Theiving bastards.

I made them put the pieces they had on the pickup already back and called the police with the reg.

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By *avingabreakMan
over a year ago

Near the Border

"Still see some around n about.

We had an empty skip go missing overnight from an old job of mine once."

lol brilliant

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"We have 2 different regular ones that come round... But never over the winter months "
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That's because there gypsies!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When Rio tinto and Anglo are struggling you know a guy with a flatbed is going fucking nowhere lol

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"When Rio tinto and Anglo are struggling you know a guy with a flatbed is going fucking nowhere lol"

More fool them for trawling when the price is so low ha ha ha people must be laughing at them ha ha ha.

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By *rSuave88Man
over a year ago

Mirfield

Put the old washing machine in front garden last week, and a scrap man took it the next day. They still exist here

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By *ub_liminalTVTV/TS
over a year ago

Belfast

Recall a grand parent talking about "rag and bone men" , are they the same as scrap men or something else?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Put the old washing machine in front garden last week, and a scrap man took it the next day. They still exist here"
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Your in Yorkshire...

Your neighbour took it

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By *ussexblokeMan
over a year ago

crawley

Scraps poor got 24.60 for a fiesta after it had been banger raced. Anyone got cars in sussex they wanna get rid of?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Recall a grand parent talking about "rag and bone men" , are they the same as scrap men or something else?"

Sililar. Rag and bone men would take anything they could re sell or mend up for a bob or two..clothes furniture or whatever..

I imagine if there was a bit of scrap lying they'd take it too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Still see some around n about.

We had an empty skip go missing overnight from an old job of mine once."

used to work for a skip company years ago and we had 3 skips stolen over night would have needed a artic to steal them

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"You just dont see scrap men anymore gone are the days when you would see two coming down your street from both ends.

Its probably down to the fact scrap is only £20.00 a tonne so making a washing machine worth only £00.90p in scrap.

I suppose we will see " the scrap man " vanish like the old milk carts.

Not so sure .I saw two of thembdoing their best to empty a skip of its contents today.

The tatter is alive and well.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Still see some around n about.

We had an empty skip go missing overnight from an old job of mine once.

used to work for a skip company years ago and we had 3 skips stolen over night would have needed a artic to steal them "

Or a skip lorry....one skip on top of another ????.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Still see some around n about.

We had an empty skip go missing overnight from an old job of mine once.

used to work for a skip company years ago and we had 3 skips stolen over night would have needed a artic to steal them

Or a skip lorry....one skip on top of another ????."

no these were huge skips not the type for household use

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By *rMrsAdriaCouple
over a year ago

Gosport

We have one that comes round our way that rings a bell out of his window as he drives.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Still see some around n about.

We had an empty skip go missing overnight from an old job of mine once.

used to work for a skip company years ago and we had 3 skips stolen over night would have needed a artic to steal them

Or a skip lorry....one skip on top of another ????.

no these were huge skips not the type for household use"

Point taken i know the type of skip you mean.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"We have 2 different regular ones that come round... But never over the winter months .

That's because there gypsies!"
what's that got to do with anything?

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By *riskynriskyCouple
over a year ago

Essex.

We still get them and I still know the old licenced rag and bone man... It was a sad day he retired his horse and started using a tractor...

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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge

had one following us around when we were on white goods deliverys begging for the scrap ones . was on a fitting when they broke into the van and nicked two off the back ! at next job ourselves and the client pissed in the soap draw and left the washer for them whilst we fitted the new one should of seen thier faces when it ran out all over them as they lifted it left us alone after that for some reason

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By *he Queen of TartsWoman
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over a year ago

My Own Little World

We get one once or twice a month come down our road.

I put a broken dishwasher out at 9 one morning, it was gone 30 mins later, never heard them coming

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"We have 2 different regular ones that come round... But never over the winter months .

That's because there gypsies!what's that got to do with anything?"
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Gypsies always disappear during the winter months... Poof... just like that

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

We have a truck that comes round and blares a horn so loud it always makes me jump

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford

Ah, scrap.

My mate (a trained mechanic and only son still at home on a farm too small to ever pay the bills) used to "accept" shit old cars, and we'd drag em onto a pile, burn them and then pile the chassis on the hay cart and take them to the scrappie.

Fun times in the country...

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

A neighbour had an old car taken away and they paid him £70, plus free removal.

I'd prefer scrap was recycled and revenue raised for local authorities who have had budget cuts, helping to fund care services etc. The collectors here have been nuisances to a lot and very noisy, so glad they're away.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Steptoe. And Son was one of my favourite comedy programmes as a child

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By *inkxRabbitWoman
over a year ago

Mostly in GU24

Fewer people collect scrap metal these days as they need a licence to scrap it. Plus metal prices have hit am all time low.

You're welcome.

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By *hocko87Man
over a year ago

dublin

I use to do shop fronts n use to make a fortune off d scrap but I don't think it worth anything now

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By *own a bitMan
over a year ago

Dublin

"Light scrap isn't even worth that. Last time I went to the scrap yard with heavy clean scrap they offered to "take it off me"

I must admit i see lots and lots of scrap out side peoples houses now with it never being collected, we used to have 3.....4 a day come round here in the past.

I wonder what copper and brass is fetching now .....bet its not a lot ???.

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the scrap yard pays you 180euros for your scrap car in Ireland

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"We have 2 different regular ones that come round... But never over the winter months .

That's because there gypsies!what's that got to do with anything?.

Gypsies always disappear during the winter months... Poof... just like that

They usually go back to Ireland for the winter then return in the spring......

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Steptoe. And Son was one of my favourite comedy programmes as a child

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Every day without fail they are round by me. Must come 4 times during the day. If any skips are about u can see them rummaging. They don't knock to see if it's ok.

I have noticed they won't take fridges cos they can't get anything for them.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Every day without fail they are round by me. Must come 4 times during the day. If any skips are about u can see them rummaging. They don't knock to see if it's ok.

I have noticed they won't take fridges cos they can't get anything for them."

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No they dont. .. They change their trade! They are the ones offering to tarmac your drive cheap!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Every day without fail they are round by me. Must come 4 times during the day. If any skips are about u can see them rummaging. They don't knock to see if it's ok.

I have noticed they won't take fridges cos they can't get anything for them."
no its cos scrap yards do t accept fridges without the gas removed.

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