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Waste crisis threat
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NEW END-OF-LIFE legislation which came into force last November could lead to mountains of old trucks being dumped rather than dismantled.
Chris Kelly, chairman of West Midlands Scania dealership Keltruck. says British truck dismantlers are facing a huge imposition of legislation while all other Eli states have an opt-out clause.
Trucks over 7.5 tonnes were only included in the UK version of legislation in the final draft; before this, any: vehicle over 7.5 tonnes was to be exempt from the legislation. "The rules changed when the rules went to press it went from including vehicles under 7.5 tonnes to all vehicles," says Kelly.
The problem for truck dismantlers is meeting the legislation's requirements. They are so stringent that Keltruck's own dismantling business has not yet managed to secure a licence.
-If you are a commercial vehicle breaker you are now at the mercy of your local authority, who are trying to enforce this law with vigour," Kelly explains. "They're now saying that unless you have a recycling centre that's up to the nth degree you can't do any breaking.
"We have an operation that's undercover, on impervious surfaces. People like us are at the top of the scale and we still haven't got a licence. What about everyone else? It will drive them out of business."
• See next week's CM for a full interview with Chris Kelly.