By all accounts 2020 has been a pretty tough year so far. Many industries have suffered, and families are thinking a lot harder about their spending to try and save their pennies wherever they can. One piece of good news that’s provided us a bit of comfort at least is that the price of scrap […]
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Waking up to the recent news that Greater Manchester will be back in a more severe lockdown wasn’t fun – but we’re confident that we can continue to provide a safe service for anyone who still wants to drop off and sell their scrap. If you’d like to learn more about what we’re doing to […]
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It can be a great way to make some extra money if there’s enough of it lying around – selling scrap metal from your home may even earn you much more than you think, particularly if you have a highly valuable metal like copper in the pipes you just had removed while remodelling. But before […]
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Metal recycling centre EMR carried out a survey, via YouGov, which showed only 32% of people in the UK are selling their scrap metal to merchants. Although a lot of our scrap metal here at Singleton’s comes from trade and manufacturing, there’s a huge opportunity for more members of the public to earn some extra […]
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What can’t you do with just a click of a mouse or a tap of your phone screen these days? Order a pizza? Sorted. Book a plumber? Easy. Watch live webcams from a Norwegian cruise ship? Glad you asked. But can you deal scrap metal online? Buying scrap metal Take a quick look at any […]
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All scrap metal dealers will offer different prices for your scrap metal, as the price isn’t set in stone. Some days you might come away from dropping off a van load with more in your pocket (or on your card, as we can’t pay cash!), but other times you may come away with less – […]
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It’s a lot easier than you might think to sell an old car for scrap. But you should never sell it for cash! Why? Well, selling scrap metal of any kind for cash is illegal, and has been since 2013 – so even if you’ve done it in the past, you shouldn’t do it again. […]
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Do you need a license to buy scrap metal? When can you sell scrap metal legally? Find out the rules for selling scrap.
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Before you load up the car for the tip, be sure to check whether any of your unwanted household items could be sold for scrap. Time to open the doors and windows, let out the dust, and chuck all of your old junk away – yep, it’s time for spring cleaning. But before you load […]
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You might be surprised by how much scrap metal is actually worth something – everything from cables and wires to old alloy wheels, fridge motors, and much more can be sold to a scrap metal dealer for cash. We mean “cash” in the metaphorical sense, of course – it’s illegal to sell scrap metal cash-in-hand these days, […]
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