Local authorities in Scotland are backing a scheme aimed at cutting the thousands of end-of-life vehicles dumped across the country each year.
Since 2002, around 36,000 vehicles have been abandoned in Scotland – lined up bumper to bumper of the A90, they would stretch from Aberdeen to Perth – and because the councils have a duty to uplift dumped vehicles, it has cost taxpayers more than £5M.
Now, motorists are being offered the chance to have their old vehicles taken away for free through a deal with Keep Scotland Beautiful and cartakeback.com, and publicised by local councils.
John Summers, chief executive of KSB, said; ‘This new initiative gives the Scottish public the ideal method of getting rid of their old cars for free.’
KSB wants to ensure 85% of an end-of-life vehicle by weight will be recycled by the end of the year, increasing to 95% by 2015, with additional de-pollution tasks being progressively introduced. ‘Abandoned cars can cause damage to the environment from leaks of fluid and fuels into the surrounding area, they also take up valuable parking spaces and lower the quality of life in our neighbourhoods,’ said Summers.
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