scrap copper: what do you do with yours?

[smtplumbing]

scrap if it you get to keep it cut the cat off take the alloys of take the battery in extra for these bits

 

[snowden]

It's all going through the process. Wasn't my fault and first thing I did was got the cops there to exchange details properly. So her insurance will have to pay. Haven't touched the car yet because I'm not sure what happens next. Playing it by ear

Usually the insurance company will take your car and pay you out. or they will give you a pay out less the scrap value of your car if you decide to scrap it yourself.

My guess would be £800 for the car minus £200 scrap so £600 payout. Or let them take it off your hands and get the £800.

If they pay you out full market value and let you keep the wrecked car then you're actually in a better financial situation than you were before the crash and insurers dont like that.

 

[westyvip]

I seperate my copper into 98% and braizery. Basically 98% means you can leave all soldered fittings and paint on and you still get only a fraction less than the clean price. Surely your time is worth more than the £10-£20 extra you might get from stripping all soldered fittings and paint. Braizery is all the copper with rad valves on, gate valves and compression fittings. It has to have a decent amount of copper still on it so its not classed as just brass. Get really good price for this too as it can get quite heavy!

 

[gavinwilson]

if you buy it back from insurance and have the space strip down completely doors,seats etc and ebay it prob make more money than scrapping it ,if you can be bothered that is.

 

[PlumbBobBob]

if you buy it back from insurance and have the space strip down completely doors,seats etc and ebay it prob make more money than scrapping it ,if you can be bothered that is.

and have the space to store it all

 

[Best]

Scrap values 2 days ago here were - per kilo, Lead £1.10, Brass £2.80, stripped copper wire £4.65, Copper £4.45, Brazery £4.30.
I guess the 15 pence difference between copper & brazery means it probably isn't worth separating clean copper as the odd brass fitting will add weight anyhow.

 

[smtplumbing]

there is cable strippers online saves you hours stripping the cable. also is weird how it works up here in scotland

 

[dwgas]

Is everyone aware that all income from scrap is taxable and you now need ID<driving license> to sell your scrap.

 

[SimonG]

Yep 🙂

 

[stevetheplumber]

Simon made a fair point in saying if they care as i believe that my scrap merchant does not as when i asked him if i should strip it down/clean etc he said it does not matter to him and the money will just be the same

they will say that as they then clean it and up the value by half again thats why they spend thousands on electric shears and wire striping machines it bneeds to be in three bags clean copper is nothing but copper braizery is copper with solder on but no brass brass is brass when you take it in uncleaned the y put it in as mixed and usually give you a price between brass and braizeery
if you take all the brass of a cylinder including the imersion heater out youll get at least 30% more for it it goes in as braizery i normally knock a big hole in the top and as i cut soldered joints of drop them inside it saves another sack

 

[stevetheplumber]

Scrap values 2 days ago here were - per kilo, Lead £1.10, Brass £2.80, stripped copper wire £4.65, Copper £4.45, Brazery £4.30.
I guess the 15 pence difference between copper & brazery means it probably isn't worth separating clean copper as the odd brass fitting will add weight anyhow.

you cant put brass in as braizery just solder like a cylinder thats stripped thats why the price is similar as its still mostly copper

 

[tamz]

Is everyone aware that all income from scrap is taxable and you now need ID<driving license> to sell your scrap.

Surley not. I think you need to learn to be a bit more plumb wise :wink:?

 

[Kev the gas]

No more cash here from Dec 1st, from then on all payments will be made onto a debit card/ or chq !

Apparently it is going to stop the pikeys knicking metal. I think this is a trial in Sussex and Hampshire, surely the pikeys will take their loot to another county :32:

 

[Destroyer2813]

Na its nationwide kev mine scrappy has it as the 3rd I think

 

[Leo21]

Same where I am. There goes a nice bit of cash.

 

[Destroyer2813]

Goodbye beer tokens :32:

 

[Rickster123]

There will always be cash at the scrappys. You just need to do to the right one!

 

[secret squirrel]

I leave mine with the customer or if I'm due to see my mate in the next few days, then I keep it and give it to him.

I'm probably odd but to be honest I don't want heaps of other people's rubbish lying around my van/house.

Can you post it to me PLEASE!

 

[secret squirrel]

No more cash here from Dec 1st, from then on all payments will be made onto a debit card/ or chq !

Apparently it is going to stop the pikeys knicking metal. I think this is a trial in Sussex and Hampshire, surely the pikeys will take their loot to another county :32:

Speaking to a local scrap merchant the other day that is exactly what is happening, the travellers are even offering to buy scrap for cash! then they drive it to Ireland and sell it there for CASH!

Utter madness