02/10/2008  Rogue traders collecting scrap cars
The number of abandoned cars on Rochdale streets has fallen as more cars are being scrapped illegally for their valuable metal. Recent statistics from the Local Government Association show the number of cars reported as abandoned on the streets of Rochdale council area fell from 495 in 2002/3 to 148 in 2006/7 – a drop of 70%. Scrap merchants would have charged £30 to £50 to take away a rusty banger only a few years ago. Now they will pay owners up to £200 because the price of steel, aluminium and copper found in cars has risen steeply. The dramatic increase in metal prices, fuelled by demand from countries like China, has led to a massive increase in the number of unlicensed operators flouting environmental laws on the disposal of scrap cars. The End-of-Life Vehicles Directive, which became UK law in 2003, requires potential contaminants such as oil, brake fluid, tyres and airbags to be removed from cars before they are scrapped.
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