Many banks and mobile phone companies offer breakdown cover on a small monthly addition to the standard service costs. But is this type of breakdown cover sufficient for your needs? Probably not, as most free breakdown cover deals given as incentives from banks and mobile companies provide a very minimum service at best. You may discover after paying 2 pounds extra per month on your mobile broadband bill that all you are entitled to is a quick battery recharge or a tyre change. Information from consumer advice website Breakdown Choices does point out that fully 86% of all call outs for roadside assistance require such minimal repair. But that does leave a remaining 14% of problems requiring tow to a nearby garage or home. Basic coverage given as a free incentive will be of no use to you in that situation, therefore one is far better served to compare breakdown cover on their own and purchase a separate policy. A fast free breakdown cover comparison can be made in minutes with a visit to breakdownchoices.co.uk. There you will find information on everything from motorbike breakdown cover to pay per incident breakdown cover. You will also find honest objective reviews of all the leading United Kingdom breakdown cover companies.
End Of Life Vehicle Disposal Specialists Are Your Friends
The need for an effective solution to dispose of broken and damaged vehicles has been a long time coming. The old ways of just dumping them in a forest somewhere are long gone. The British Government runs a scheme of licensed vehicle disposal agents that have been vetted for their ability to dispose of vehicles in a safe and effective manner. These companies all have a license and should be able to prove this upon request.
They are adept at re-using, where relevant, the van parts that can be salvaged from your old van. The toxic liquids contained in the van like the brake fluid, oil and hydraulic fluids are all disposed of in accordance with EEC regulations. The tyres are all sent to be recycled in a safe and friendly manner. The rest is either sent for scrap or, in the case of highly sort after van types like Mercedes vans and rare models, the parts are carefully removed and stored for resale as van spares.
This scheme has cleaned up the old image of the ‘scrap man’ from one that is a little shady and hidden down a back street to one of a big, profitable business. There are many companies that have moved into the vehicle recycling business just because of the returns and mark-ups on second-hand parts. If the business buys a van for £50 and spends £20 legally disposing of the bad bits of it and then spends £100 on dismantling it on to warehouse shelving it only needs to sell a couple of parts for £85 to make back its money and after that it is all profit.
These people and companies are doing the right thing as far as the planet is concerned and at the same time providing access to very cheap replacement parts for those that need them. Treat your local one right and you can develop a very long and mutually beneficial business relationship.
Nov
2009
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