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[Grandadrob]

Our local tip allows proven local residents eight visits per month, just make an online appointment and turn up. However they do not allow commercial vehicles, or four wheel trailers. So far so good.
So, if you have certain categories of vehicles, and are a resident, you can apply for a permit. This allows these certain categories of vehicles (and trailers) twelve visits per year.
These certain categories include, tray backs, pick ups, and soft tops with no seats. Yes you’ve guessed it, my soft top Landy is a commercial vehicle and only gets 12 visits per YEAR.
This is a nonsense. My Landy is my daily driver, I pay my Council Tax on time every month. So I see folk with massive SUV’s, people carriers etc….. eight visits per MONTH.
So who benefits from this nonsense, nobody, it just increases fly tipping. Tried appealing, jobsworths everywhere.

[Alan Drover]

Same here.

[w3526602]

Hi,

A 4x4 Land Rover is a dual-purpose vehicle (same as an estate-car). This is specified in the RTA, or maybe somewhere similar, and has been proven in the Appeal Courts. Land Rovers are not restricted by Goods Vehicle speed limits.
I'm sure somebody here can quote chapter and verse.

However, some Amenity Centres have height bars that some Land Rovers are unable to crawl under, BUT Local Authorities are required by LAW to provide somewhere that local residents may dispose of their non-trade rubbish.

That legislation should be accessible too ... introduced about the late 1950s. Thenceforth Factory Lane in Croydon was packed, every morning, with old jalopies, each with the key in the ignition, and the old green log-book on the driver's seat.

Your Council Tax pays for this service, so your District Councillor is the door to knock on.

I believe ther is some specific legislation about how to get your car to a scrap yard. I think it must be prior arrangement, but there is something in my mind about exemption from insurance, but possibly it MUST be towed. If it's on a trailer, of course, it's not on the road.

Be careful about using a towing dolly ... I believe they are only permitted for recovery of a broken-down vehicle, and possibly not even then.

I'm happy to be challenged on any of the above.

602

PS ... slightly connected ... if you are caught with an unlicenced/untaxed vehicle on the road, DVLA are entitled to calculate the back-VED, from the date of expiry of the last VED, or the last NOTIFIED change of keeper, or when any penalties became due, or SIX YEARS. (A debt may legally be enforced for six years from the last time the debtor acknowledged the debt ... or the last time the creditor asked for payment.

So there!

[kev]

Yes, I can take my Land Rover to the local tip.
Never had any issues, and in fact on the last two occasions I got nice comments about the 2A from the staff.
So to our council, I award a 🏆

[w3526602]

Hi Kev,

Not aimed at you ... https://www.money.co.uk/car-insurance/towing-and-insurance

Google didn't seem to know. Iliketo know what the law says, so I can at least try to avoid breaking the law.

I'm not sure about that link ... a towed car is/was considered to be an unbraked trailer, even if there is a driver on board to press the brake pedal.  I must refer to my personal (payed for) copy of the police promotion hand book ... although it's about 40 years old.

602

[Grandadrob]

As suggested by 602, I have just written to my local councellor with a photo of the Landy, and all the relevant facts. I will report back.

[w3526602]

Hi Rob.

My breath is bated.

602

[w3526602]

PS,

I have found that a £1 coin pressed into the hand of the bloke who helps you unload, will make me very welcome next time. Eventually, they start keeping interesting stuff to one side, just for me. But that was the Swansea Valley sub-culture.

602

[Grandadrob]

602, they got caught on camera and sacked.

[kev]

PS,

I have found that a £1 coin pressed into the hand of the bloke who helps you unload, will make me very welcome next time. Eventually, they start keeping interesting stuff to one side, just for me. But that was the Swansea Valley sub-culture.

602

Only a Quid?

Methinks you may be living in the past mate.🤣🤣🤣

[Gareth]

It depends if I cross the border. Actually I have to cross the border. Stockport tips have lower barriers than Cheshire. My 109 doesn’t fit in Stockport but does just in Cheshire. So I nip over the border into Cheshire. I’ve never had a problem and am friendly with the tip staff. Mine is a canvas back but has seats in the rear.

If I go to Stockport tip (Adswood) my new Defender just fits if I lower the suspension, but the anpr cameras log your visits.

[Daisythelandy]

Went to our tip today complete with trailer and was talked to by one of the operatives who said, you don't see many of these old things these days, he was very keen to talk about the landy as he had a Disco 3.

[Wittsend]

This topic keeps coming round. The answer is at the ballot box.
Complain to your local councillor.


Went to our tip today with some timber and got stung for £3 
Yet there was no problem with carpets from 3 rooms the day before 
Carpet must be harder to re-cycle than wood.



Tomorrow I have our garden shed    reduced to kit form and that will be at least another £3.
It's supposed to be covered by our council tax.

I suppose I could have a big bonfire ?

 

[Peter Holden]

Our local tip in Chorley accepts my land rover but I have to book an appointment for the trailer so I just make 2 trips with the land rover.  I usually end up talking to one of the guys who has a vintage motorcycle

[Grandadrob]

Sorry to say that the “Ballot box” theory is somewhat flawed. Until manefesto’s or doorstep promises are written into law they will promise anything.