Originally Posted by
Ginge !
you know what takes the piss, i think we have to pay on average 3 quid a battery to have a licenced company turn up and collect a 3 bins of around 60 batteries a time as we need to prove we dispose of them in the correct manor with paperwork of a company who recycle them ect and all they do is sell the batteries on for more cash and they turn up every few weeks for a large batch and ALL garages and main dealers are tied into this rule or we get a fine
same with oil too, we have to pay to have that taken out aswell
we had a technican at work caught recently as he was nicking 10 old batteries every 2 days and weighing them in, he was being sensible(ish) and not taking too many,,,, it was the company who collects them who flagged it up as they never got a call for 3 months as the waste bins never got filled up
if your company wants to weigh the batteries in and get paid for them legally. The proper way to do it would be to get a waste carriers license. This costs about £100 and lasts 3 years. Issued by the environment agency and available on line. You would then have to fill out a duty of care consignment note if you are transporting more than 3 batteries at a time. This is because batteries are classed as hazardous waste. If you're getting as many batteries as you say you are, Then it would be a no brainer.