John Vine Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Two S974401 cistern lids (E8759) for cost of postage only:These are unwanted items sent by Armitage Shanks in error. I'd rather give them away than take them to the tip!JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrightpayne Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 We have to pay to dispose of such items at our local recycling facility aka tip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vine Posted January 13, 2022 Author Share Posted January 13, 2022 So do we, I'm afraid -- £1.50 per "bag", although what constitutes a bag is open to negotiation. I took the old loo there separated into pan plus cistern. They said "two bags-worth there, matey". When I asked what they would charge had the cistern still been connected to the pan, they replied "oh, just the one bag". We settled on £2, as I recall.JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrightpayne Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 John,The personnel on the gate seem to apply the Councils rules on a very flexible basis. I have a VW Transporter with lots of seats for our family vehicle. According to the council I need a permit for it to take my domestic refuse to the tip, as classed as a commercial vehicle in their eyes. Permit is valid for two years and has just expired - not asked for it once.I cannot help thinking that most people just chuck 'chargeable' items in the dustbin!Sorry to hijack your thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenF Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 John, have you tried putting them on one of the online platforms for giving stuff away? e.g. Freegle, Nextdoor and Freecycle.I've been using eBay Classifieds here in Germany to dispose of things I don't need rather than taking them to the tip and things nearly always go - it just takes time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vine Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 Good suggestion, Ben. I'll follow that up.JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Lowe Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 Put them in the dustbin, my local tip wouldn't let me dump an old ABS bath so I cut it up with an angle grinder and put a couple of bits in the back bin each week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vine Posted January 16, 2022 Author Share Posted January 16, 2022 Put them in the dustbin...I might have to. I've just posted them on the local Freegle group (thanks for the tip, Ben)....my local tip wouldn't let me dump an old ABS bath...They must be keen to encourage fly-tipping.JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Lowe Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 # 8 They must be keen to encourage fly-tipping.That's what I thought, it ended up in the same landfill whichever route it took. Also like # 4 I have to pay for a permit for 6 visits a year because I have a VW T6 so I was not happy, hence the drastic action with the grinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team SLR No.77 Posted January 16, 2022 Leadership Team Share Posted January 16, 2022 Our local tip no longer takes car parts of any sort even though it's an obvious way to recycle plastics and metals ... I now do the same, cut them up to fit in the wheelie bin which is plain crazy!Stu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrightpayne Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 We have a Romanian guy and his wife drive around in a clapped out transit - they remove most metal items left out (except fridges and freezers).I dont get the no car parts - lots of valuable metals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenF Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 But with car parts, you should be able to get good money for it as metal scrap? I remember Peter (6speedmanual) had a big pile of old car bits from various projects on his drive which he was going to get some good money for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vine Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 Well, I'm pleased to say that the manufacturer has asked if I would send them back and has emailed me a returns label.JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathantennantbtinternet Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Have theyve gone, as I need one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vine Posted January 23, 2022 Author Share Posted January 23, 2022 Re #14: I'm afraid so, Jonathan.PS: I sent you a PM but the system was playing silly buggers and trashed it completely. My second attempt was truncated to the point of rudeness, and the third may have got through. (I strongly suspect my horrible Nokia Android phone.)JV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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