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| Scrap metal thefts (E-petition) 22/08/2011 at 10:16 #19816 | |
northroad
872 posts |
Guys, I don't usually get into things like this but seeing as I saw it on the RCTS group page and they had received it from the Bluebell Railway I figure it is more than worthy of a mention on here and hopefully some of you would click on the link and sign the petition to get it discussed in parliament. I think that all of us at sometime recently have had some delay because of cable theft and this might just help a little in getting the subject talked about hopefully go a little way to stop it. If the admin guys think this is not appropriate then please remove and sorry for bringing it to the forum pages. Geoff Cashless Scrap Metal Trade - Amendment to Scrap Metal Merchants Act 1964 Responsible department: Home Office Due to a significant rise in value, metal has become a much sought after commodity. This increased demand has resulted in a sharp rise in metal theft nationally. Metal fencing, gates, manhole covers and other metallic items are stolen on a regular basis. Property is raided for lead, copper and cabling. War memorials and statues have been taken. Overhead power lines are stolen at serious risk to personal safety with huge costs for replacement and major inconvenience to the public. Historically the scrap metal trade has been a cash in hand industry. This creates difficulties as there is no audit trail, making identification of individuals who may be trading stolen metal or who may be committing tax or benefits fraud, a difficult proposition. An amendment to the Scrap Metal Merchants Act 1964 to prohibit cash transactions would make payment by cheque or directly into a bank account mandatory and would be a significant component in reducing metal theft. http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/406 Log in to reply |
| Re: Scrap metal thefts (E-petition) 07/11/2011 at 19:20 #22585 | |
UKTrainMan
1803 posts |
Bringing this thread back up as there is another fresh e-petition on this. See http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/21165. Cheers. Any views and / or opinions expressed by myself are from me personally and do not represent those of any company I either work for or am a consultant for. Log in to reply |
| Re: Scrap metal thefts (E-petition) 22/11/2011 at 13:37 #23476 | |
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UKTrainMan
1803 posts |
And a further e-petition http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/406
Any views and / or opinions expressed by myself are from me personally and do not represent those of any company I either work for or am a consultant for. Last edited: 22/11/2011 at 13:38 by UKTrainMan Log in to reply |