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Standards are rising in the Republic
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TOUGHER ENFORCEMENT by the authorities in the Republic of Ireland means it's no longer a dependable outlet for old eightwheelers unable to attract a bid from UK hauliers.
"You can't send 12-year-old tippers there any more," says Simon Hall,sales and leasing executive at Weston-on-the-Green, Oxfordshire independent dealership Kel-Berg. "Operators over there can't overload in the way they used to and expect to get away with it,so they're having to buy more modern,lighter,vehicles." The tougher enforcement stance is affecting sales of tipper trailers too, according to Andrew Smith,MD of Harlington, Bedfordshire tipper dealership Newton Commercials. "Things have changed over the past three to five years, and Irish buyers now want something that's new or nearly new.They certainly want on-board weighing equipment, which wasn't a priority in the past."
By contrast, East Europeans are still willing to take old tipper trailers, he says:"They don't want to pay more than £1,500 to 12.500 however, and they're not too bothered about the problems their purchases may have.
"They want them for grain work. When they're despatched they tend to be treated a bit like shipping containers and filled up with second-hand engines and gearboxes."
Another dealer suggests a reason why East European customers may not want to pay too much."There's a lot of corruption in some of those countries," he contends."Buyers are well aware that the bribes they'll need to pay officials to get trailers released from the docks once they've arrived could easily equal the purchase price."
There's also a strong demand for second-hand fridge trailers from Russian customers, says independent dealer Dave Higgs of Hartlebury,Worcestershire-based DH Commercials.
"They often go to Lithuania to be refurbished before they're dispatched to the customer,"he reports."If they've gotlhermo King fridge units and barn doors,they'll fetch an extra £1,500 to£2,000,"