I never thought it would be that easy but my friends car was stolen and then scrapped for the cash . The car being a totally original unmolested mk4 escort with 60k and 3 owners since new in 89. I was one of them owners too.
Ok the idiot who did it has been charged for it (used photo I.D) WTF !!!! and also gave his address .
So essentially anyone can scrap anything they wish with some form of I.D legal or not without any logbook/V5 or any other proof of ownership

what a f**ki*g joke !!!!
rant over

 

probably get a fine or community work spect he's on the dole scummy twat

 

Takes the piss!

 

make sure you get his details for later when the dust settles

didnt think they could accept vehicles without logbooks, etc

 

they can only accept vehicles with no log book if it has no engine

if the car is complete with no log book legally they are not allowed to accept them so they should be charged aswell for accepting stolen goods and not going by the law

 

There's some right idiots in this world!

 

Post his adress and name and hopefully a kind pf member can pop and say hello in there own little way

 

ive scrapped a few motors and theyve always required the v5. sounds like the scrappy they used wasnt playing entirely as they should.

 

EXACTLY whats happened with my escort buddy (3 weeks ago)
police didnt wanna know, and no1 ever caught for it!

 

Where their money there are crocks look at Murdock !

 

they probably used the one at dale farm

 

I scrapped plenty off complete cars with no log book!

 

scrappy we used insited of proof of id and address for scrap metal.

 

What the hell has an old Escort getting stolen and scrapped got to do with Murdoch? Is that how he made his fortune

Sad to say, there are an awful lot of scrap merchants who'll take stuff without asking questions. Doesn't appear to be a particularly well regulated industry.

 

the one we use for work and there a big company (hursts) dont give a fuck lol we weigh in hundreds of pounds worth of truck batterys and scrap metals and they say to me what name and address would you like on the paper work lol and never ask for id!

 

Total bullshit,I scrapped three cars last month,didn't have a book for one of them or even a reg number and the council use this scrappy so it's a totally legit operation.
Just give name and address.

 

The place over here in N.Ireland you dont need log books or ID, just drive in, get weighed and weighed on the way out.

All they ask is whats the name for the cheque.

Tho the car was on a trailer so it wasnt as if we drove it in and walked out lol

 

Unfortunately they can take a car without the documents, the scrappy has to then fill out a V860 form which is posted to the DVLA to notify them of the scrappage.
And a COD (Certificate of Destruction) has to be issued to the person scrapping the car.

 

Our scrappy insists on the logbook, and if not we have to take photo ID which they take a copy of.

 

This is my way of thinking too !
After reading some of the comments you can definately say the whole industry a fooking piss take.
But the guy who gave his own I.D just shows what people are capable of ... As said most likely receive a slap on the wrists and a small fine. Its just totally unacceptable the sad thing is NOTHING will bring the old girl back !!!!

Now..... where,s that address hmmm

Mike

 

howling mad murdoch from the A team?

 

of course, there is no other murdoch worth mentioning

 

as a recovery driver i often take cars in for legally garages ect.
and i never get asked for any id proof of ownership keys logbooks
and in hull people nick old cars and scrap them every day the police dont do shite
if the police and dss sat outside these yards even once a week then they would catch loads and most people claiming dss and it is hardly ever pikeys just scroats

 

your right the pikeys are switched on they only nick heavy iron like manhole covers get more for it lol

 

same here with preston recycling

 

She started on the button no tappets or anything, drove as new and just purred like a kitty and was as clean inside , underneath, boot wells u name it she was mintola
Think she deserves my little send off lol

 

was that at ford fair looks familiar

 

As with pawn shops etc ( Watched Pawn Stars ), Scrap metal places should be required to hold all cars and metal etc for 30 days before they can do anything with it. And they should also get proper photo ID, and take photos of the person selling the stuff, make payments via cheque to account only holders, and take full details of the delivery vehicle.

Failure to do so and they should lose any permission to handle scrap metal or be in business.

But, that would be too sensible.

 

Clint no it wasn't at FordFair mate ,Stevie yep i make you right !! Cant see that ever happening though unfortunately .

 

looked a minter, would have been a cool sleeper with a naughty Zetec in!

Little prick - get the address circulated

 

Haha noooo gotta be cvh matey lol not that its possible now , If i had the address i wouldn't need to post it on here lol

 

i sware thats my ex misses parents car from southampton, must of been 15 years ago

 

Fooking nob eds, was a nice clean example aswell , shame

 

You need a logbook down here, but easy way round that as long as there are no plates on the car.

 

Years back my mates escort broke down after a late shift at work. He locked it up and got a cab. Came back the next day to find it gone!!

Few days later we went to the scrappy and there it sat on the top of a load of others cars. The bloke at the scrappy looked very sheepish when we asked why my mates car was in his scrap yard and why did he take a car in that was stolen.