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Changes in waste-disposal regulations have led to a spate of
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vans being submitted for auction packed with rubbish. Kevin Swallow reports.
It is often presumed that any dustcarts going to auction have some waste left in them as a surprise gift from vendor to buyer, but this unpleasant practice has spread to the van fraternity.
Sellers' profits are quite literally wasting away, according Lo British Car Auctions, and the problem is rooted in the changes to the Landfill Regulations 2002 (England and Wales) concerning the disposal and sorting of waste. Since the revisions came into force on 30 October vans have been arriving at auction sites packed with all kinds of waste.
BCA's Duncan Ward explains: "Increasing legislation and corporate responsibility issues mean vendors must be aware of the condition their vehicles are in at the end of their working life. It is particularly important where decontamination.
vehicles have been on lease and Failure to clear out a CV are coming back for remarketing awaiting sale at auction could also often unseen by the owner. expose the owner to prosecution because all landfill waste has to Disposal costs be separated into glass, textiles We are seeing increasing instances and plastics, with hazardous where waste such as batteries, concrete, building rubble, rubber tyres and wood are left in vehicles. The costs of disposals can range from £75 for a small load to upwards of £250 for large loads.
"For hazardous waste the costs can escalate again as they have to be handled and disposed of according to strict health and safety guidelines."
BCA is warning CV sellers to be on their guard over waste left in decommissioned vehicles because they will be liable for the cost of waste removal and wastes such as paint, solvents and even oily rags requiring safe and separate disposal.A minor offence such as putting waste in the wrong container can attract a £300 on-the-spot fine; penalties for fly tipping or dumping rise to a maximum of £5,000 and six months in prison; soil contamination or mixing hazardous waste can lead to an unlimited fine and up to two years in prison.
Avoidable delays
"Quite rightly, vendors focus very closely on performance in the remarketing arena," says Ward. "But by sending vehicles full of waste and in effectively unsaleable condition, some are incurring spiralling waste disposal costs and delays that could he avoided.
"It is vital for owners and operators to make sure these costs are minimised and to keep up to date with this legislation," he concludes. •