For Fiats Sake Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Although the price per tonne of scrap is low, shirley most money is made by the sale of parts off vehicles? I paid £60 for a power steering motor, don't need to sell much at those prices to make a tidy profit! Not watched the programme and looking at the "reviews" here I doubt I will. stephen01 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HH-R Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Fake tan expenditure tipped them over the edge, I reckon. Grundig, warren t claim, flat4alfa and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noseypoke Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 The cars that they scrap must go "thru the books" because of all the regs about documents for the car + the scrapping regulations (DVLC) but surely all the "spares" side is not going "thru the books" (anyone can buy a Chit Book).Just in case any autoshite guys want to return fucked parts.Last time I used a scrappy was for 4 plain wheel studs (non locking) for shite fucus,The guy delved his mitt into a bucket full,pulled out 4 rusty studs "£12.00 mate,take em or leave em?"I took them as I had no choice at the time (shite was at home in the road on axle stands)Bet that £12 went down well in the ale house that night! Used to be a great scrappy,the boss would say Yeah try over, there for whatever,you'd get what you wanted and extra switches etc (good pockets on thos Parker Jackets) take the part to him that you came in for ....and pay,and on the way home check out the little extras in your pockets.The scrap firms nowadays you tell them at the counter and they pic the part themselves,if it's not on their shelves of tat.Wonder if that scrappy in Burscough way is still going...that had cars stacked so high it resembled the New York Skyline!!Probably all new house's there now... matty879 and BavarianRetro 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbaldy Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 /\ That first part is not entirely true though, I've had three taken now and I still have the log books, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noseypoke Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 /\ That first part is not entirely true though, I've had three taken now and I still have the log books,Just goes to show,we've got ads in the local paper saying "we'll take it away and do all the paperwork,stay within the law" yet right above there's a big ad states "old and ugly or nice & new top prices paid "200-£10.000" no mention of any laws or paperwork?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 You'll never meet a rich scrap man, you'll only meet one that says he just scraping by. At least according to what they'll tell the HMRC. laser wheels, Banger Kenny and andrew e 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavarianRetro Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Used to be a great scrappy,the boss would say Yeah try over, there for whatever,you'd get what you wanted and extra switches etc (good pockets on thos Parker Jackets) take the part to him that you came in for ....and pay,and on the way home check out the little extras in your pockets. The scrap firms nowadays you tell them at the counter and they pic the part themselves,if it's not on their shelves of tat.That'll because of the amount of thieving bastards helping themselves to switches and whatever else. At the end of the day, the scrappy has to buy every single piece in the yard, why should people feel it's OK just to take what they want and not mention it? It's theft. You'll go to Morrison's, buy the milk and coffee and stick the biscuits in your pocket will you? How do you justify plain theft? Landy Mann, andrew e and warren t claim 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 No but I used to eat some of the pick n mix in Woolworths beko1987, fordperv, AlabamaShrimp and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 It's probably possible to exist as a scrappie by just selling parts via the net, my paranoia would kill me if I thought people were nicking stuff. That said at one of the yards I go to it's the only way of getting anywhere near value for money given the mental prices he asks for shite parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatharris Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Going on a hunch here - is this the sort sort of genre as those "Storage hunters" and "Pawn stars" shows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDeere Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 An awful lot of 2003-05 Peugeots and Renaults meeting an early grave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 This looks bollocks Junkman and trigger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Thing is, you get caught pinching stuff from the scrapyard and you run the risk of a good hiding. They're usually a bit tougher than your average primary school teacher... laser wheels 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HH-R Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 This looks bollocksOn the shite scale it's above TOWIE and Downton Abbey, OK for killing half an hour but not something you'd put off plans to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffgeezer Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I must admit, we used to change "pocket tax" at the scrappy I worked at, allow a reasonable percentage over asking to cover anything that might be walking out of the gate. Banger Kenny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Gearbox tucked up your shirt or a propshaft hid in your hat... CGSB, stephen01 and laser wheels 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bangerfan101 Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Took the propshaft down your pants if you ever visit wellbourns in Barnsley. The girl that does part worns is fit as CGSB and michael1703 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robson3022 Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Watched 10 mins and turned it off 😴😴😴😴😴 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmBongo Posted March 8, 2016 Author Share Posted March 8, 2016 That job interview... 'Spanners?' 'No, I'm Italian!' Also, the fat ugly burd in the office talking about giving the 'fit one t' job'. Why is it always the fat ugly ones who say this kind of thing? matty879 and cobblers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 I like the way the father and son both have matching new high spec Mercs, you can really tell they are struggling. My heart bleeds for them. Banger Kenny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Last series he had a Hyundai or summat, looked like it was a scrapper that was still running so he took it home. Now he's got an AMG Merc, his lad has a Merc, and his wife has a typically garish Range Rover. And they have a house filled with expensive pointless crap like a miniature open fire in the middle of a table. I'd tap the fat lass in the office though. Sent from my TegraNote-P1640 using Tapatalk Tam and trigger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 You can have her, I'll have the daughter. cobblers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeKnight Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Could not stand more than one episode. Surprised I even sat through that, though I did have another window open at the time looking through forums so that probably explains it. They only seem to employ scumbag morons, further pushing the public image that anyone who "spanners" a car must have clearly failed at school and is unworthy of an office job. Shit like this makes my blood boil. michael1703, Banger Kenny, Lord Sterling and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Absolute shite. I will never get that half hour back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Also, the fat ugly burd in the office talking about giving the 'fit one t' job'. Reverse the genders and the beeb would be bending over backwards to appease the feminist columns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laser wheels Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 You'll never meet a rich scrap man, you'll only meet one that says he just scraping by. At least according to what they'll tell the HMRC. As an employee of HMRC I can also confirm that I have never met a single taxi driver who earns more than £6000 a year. Aye, mate, chinny reckon... Banger Kenny, michael1703 and The Moog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi paul Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Has a former taxi driver I would agree. To be fair though I know a few who had to pay £15,000 tax bills due to using some dopey chap to do the accounts for them because to qoute " I only pay £100.00 to get my books done, your an idiot for paying £350.00 to a proper accountant" . Yes I am , but I haven't got a huge tax bill have I ? I once knew a driver who put one amount on his tax return and a different amount on his tax credit application. He was then amazed when the inland revenue wanted a word with him. laser wheels 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmBongo Posted March 15, 2016 Author Share Posted March 15, 2016 That wife of his is quite sexy in a fake tan, smoker's laugh, munchkin kind of way. The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Watched this the first time round, I thought it would be mildly interesting about the car scrap trade but it doesn't teach you anything. Its just a fly on the wall watching some knobs messing about, while the TV producers look for cliff hangers, there aren't any though. Like The One Show, this is just filling airtime.Yes but I spend half an hour slavvering over the gorgeous Alex Jones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overrun Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 That wife of his is quite sexy in a fake tan, smoker's laugh, munchkin kind of way. "Terreh, am gunna be fifteh!" Is it wrong that I want the cafe to burn down? Banger Kenny and UmBongo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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