taxman Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 New laws came in today which mean that cash payments at recycling yards are no longer legal. Not before time either. Hopefully this will help to stem the tide of metal thefts up and down the country. There are loopholes however and itinerant traders, your rag and bone men types, can still pay for stuff with cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthenekred Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Oh dear. Does this mean the classifieds will be awash with children's bikes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harestone Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 The cheque exchange places will see their shares soar. ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 It's a step in the right direction and it'll help better distinguish the decent folk and companies from the thieves. The authorities can then concentrate their efforts on the minority of yards that still take in stolen items and give cash payments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistledoo Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 It is good in theory but I would suggest that it will be impossible to police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harestone Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 Portacabin in each yard that exchanges cheques anyone. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthenekred Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 It is good in theory but I would suggest that it will be impossible to police. Not really. The majority of scrap yards comply with the law. Those that do will point fingers at those that don't. It's actually in their interest to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 It is good in theory but I would suggest that it will be impossible to police. It narrows down the number of yards that need watching, so when police decide to conduct an action day they have a small number of places to go to, and an increased chance of catching criminals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thistledoo Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 It will be impossible to police as all scrappers do it in the same pot. They are all bent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthenekred Posted December 3, 2012 Share Posted December 3, 2012 It will be impossible to police as all scrappers do it in the same pot. They are all bent. Do you mean all the yards you use? Or all the yards everyone uses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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