"Any old iron" Scrap men

shazbo

SHAZ MC
hi does any one know a no for a scrap man i live up rickerscote and want to get rid of a washer and dryer but when they come round on a sunday i usually miss them or they dont come down my road . i have look in yellow pages but in there they are just after cars thanx
 

shazbo

SHAZ MC
only prob i am staight on main road and i would have to put them on walk way which would not go down very well
 

Florence

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I believe that if you leave it at your window they will break into your house and collect it.
 

grumpy old man

A few posts under my belt
Have they been stopped from the usual weekend rounds Especially north end area ,we have quite a bit of tat, too heavy and big to go into back of a car ,any suggestions , funny how you miss something when its not there !!



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age'd parent

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wizzard said:
age'd parent said:
Trumpeting on Coton fields today and yesterday.
I hope you wore a clothes peg :D
They used to give clothes pegs and day old chicks for the scrap iron, 50 odd years ago,
in them days they just shouted "any old iron, scrap iron", I think the one we saw was called Bosy and
he used a horse and cart.
He was a real Steptoe type scrap man.
 

mickyboy

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age'd parent said:
wizzard said:
age'd parent said:
Trumpeting on Coton fields today and yesterday.
I hope you wore a clothes peg :D
They used to give clothes pegs and day old chicks for the scrap iron, 50 odd years ago,
in them days they just shouted "any old iron, scrap iron", I think the one we saw was called Bosy and
he used a horse and cart.
He was a real Steptoe type scrap man.
There's been one scrapman going round stafford who plays the steptoe theme music instead of using a bugle/horn/shouting.

Not heard him around for a while though.
 

Alesto

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We put our hall radiator outside by the front door to drain whilst we were decorating the hallway, next thing we realised it had gone. We can only guess the scrap man took it........
 

Wolfenrook

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They come up Peach Ave EVERY SINGLE DAY! Usually 3 different ones. You are right by us, so odds are they are coming past yours as well. Pop the stuff by your front gate, slap a note on it saying "scrap" and I'd place good money you will find it gone when you get home. lol

Ade
 

Rikki

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Cazzer44 said:
We put our hall radiator outside by the front door to drain whilst we were decorating the hallway, next thing we realised it had gone. We can only guess the scrap man took it........
I'm always really paranoid about that happening to me when I'm taking radiators off. I've had scrap men trying to take things they shouldn't a few times, I think they must drive past extra slow whenever they see a plumbers van as they know there's likely to be scrap round.
 

hellsbells01785

Active Member
hi does anyone know of any scrap dealers in stafford? i need a fridge freezer taking, and most of the time the scrap men are always down are street..... sods law when i need one i dont see one !!



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Ra Ra Ra

Active Member
lucky you! you should move down my street, we have atleast one an hour LOL.

Sorry I can't help with your original query though :(
 

Glam

Mad Cat Woman
Normally if you just leave the stuff outside the front of the house it gets taken. Does round here even if it int for chuckin out!
 
5

52.8N-2.1W

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The council will collect it for only £34

http://www.staffordbc.gov.uk/household-waste---special-collections-for-large-items

Or you can just leave it out for a scrap metal man.
 
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