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"Export destinations include Russia, for fridges and skeletals; and Africa, which regularly accepts trailers in their last throes for parts."
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ally sound, and the damage is only cosmetic, it gets the job done.
At Scotch Corner-based SDC Northern, Rod Pybus deals in new and used stock with second-hand stock for the UK restricted to 2000 and newer. But occasionally stock registered as far back as 1997 appeals to domestic operators looking for bargains.
Any older stock SDC Northern comes by will he moved on. Pybus says: "For old stuff we might give £500-800 to help finance a deposit on a deal, then drop them into the auctions. It's surprising that they sell, and that someone would have a use for them."They also supply to exporters: Dubai is a favourite destination: "It's the biggest building site in the world. They'll take anything you can cut into a flat but its got to be in reasonable condition, serviced and ready to run when it arrives." Recently a batch of old BT step-frame trailers were broken down. neatly stacked into containers, shipped and reconstructed at the other end by DubaiTransport Company.
If Py-bus receives a batch of 20 or 30 older trailers he will have an exporter underwrite it before moving it on. Other export destinations include Russia, for fridges and skeletals; and Africa, which regularly accepts trailers in their last throes for parts. Much of the early 13.6m stock is scrapped with the axles stockpiled and then shipped to Africa.
With scrap fetching a decent price at the moment, even the worst trailer should earn a few quid,Those that are destined to be cut up for their axles can be worth as much as £400 at auction, according to Wright, with axles priced between £80 and £150.
It seems that every trailer has its price. •