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	<title><![CDATA[Scrap your car in an environmentally friendly way]]></title>
	<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Many motorists may find the process of scrapping their car causes confusion, especially the aspiring environmentalist. There is now a legal obligation to make sure that your car is disposed of in an environmentally friendly way and you should by all means promote this noble effort.With two million cars reaching the end of their working lives in the UK every year, disposing of the tonnes of associated metal, rubber and waste fluids is a huge environmental issue. Some vehicles are crushed without being appropriately depolluted. It&rsquo;s so hazardous that fluids drain into the surface of the earth, causing considerable environmental damage.
There are several scrap car disposal dealers around the country that can take care of scrap cars. However, before you contact one of them to dispose your car, you must ensure that they are government approved ones operating with a valid licence. If vehicles are not disposed of properly, they can be very harmful to the environment. This is the purpose of scrapping vehicles such that most of the car is shredded to avoid damaging the environment through landfills. By using a professional scrap car disposal service like ScrapCar.co.uk, you can be 100% sure that the whole scrapping procedure will be carried out in authorised treatment facilities (ATFs) and pollutants disposed of safely in accordance with Environment Agency guidelines.
Here are some of the things to consider while scrapping in an environmentally friendly way:
1.&nbsp;Battery &ndash; The car battery contains lots of lead acids that need to be neutralised.2.&nbsp;Tyres &ndash;&nbsp; are a toxic mix of rubber hydrocarbon, carbon black, oil, sulphur, zinc oxide and other chemicals, including inorganic fillers and organic vulcanisation activators and accelerators. The tyres need to be removed and sent for retreading or recovery.3.&nbsp;Plastic &ndash; The main component is PVC, which needs to be recycled. The best way of safely disposing of plastic parts is by melting them to form fresh plastics that can be used for many other purposes. 4.&nbsp;Glass &ndash; A car also has plenty of glass from the windshield, mirrors and car bulbs, which need to be properly disposed of. It can be smouldered and used as new glass. 5.&nbsp;Fluids &ndash; Your vehicle uses lots of fluids like coolants, petrol, diesel, waste oil, screen fluid, brake fluid and lubricating oils , which can pose a threat to the environment. These need to be pumped out into sealed tanks.6.&nbsp;Metal &ndash;&nbsp; metal parts of the car constitute about 70% or more in any given vehicle. Metals can be smelted, purified and reused in other industries as well. ScrapCar.co.uk is one of the largest vehicle disposal companies in the UK that really cares for the environment. So, when we collect your scrap car totally free of charge, we will also dispose it in a legal and environmentally friendly manner, just the way you would expect.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[GOOD NEWS FOR BRITISH CAR MANUFACTURERS]]></title>
	<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) yesterday indicate that the production of cars, engines and commercial vehicles leaped forward last year, providing a much needed tonic for the British motor industry and manufacturing in general. Year on year figures demonstrated a 27.1 per cent rise in the number of cars built, with 1.27million rolling off the production lines&nbsp; and an even bigger rise, of 35.7 per cent, in the production of commercial vehicles.
Paul Everitt, chief executive of SMMT, was bullish about both the figures and future prospects, claiming &ldquo;UK manufacturers exported more than a million vehicles last year, underlining the competitiveness and desirability of the current model line-up. We expect further growth across automotive manufacturing this year as the industry continues to invest in new models and a variety of low carbon technologies."
With a combined turnover of &pound;40 billion and &pound;1 billion per year invested in R and D, British car manufacturing looks to be going from strength to strength. If you want to be part of this boom and invest in a new car, please ensure that your old vehicle is scrapped safely by using ScrapCar.co.uk, a company who&rsquo;ll dispose of your old car cleanly, enviromentally and free of charge. No matter where you are in the UK simply consult our website and see how simple we make the whole scrap car&nbsp;process.&nbsp;]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Peugeot adding new dealers to plug-in network]]></title>
	<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[French car giant Peugeot is preparing to add 22 new dealerships to its list of &ldquo;plug-in places&rdquo; where electric car owners can top up their batteries around the UK.
Peugeot describes its latest green car initiative as being a response to mounting support for electronic car ownership within the media, the government and the public at large.
Financial incentives aimed at encouraging environmentally-friendly car driving have been introduced by the government recently, partly by way of the 'Plug-In Car Grant', which gives UK consumers &pound;5,000 towards their next electronic car purchase.
Peugeot is keen to see more and more Brits put their plug-in grants towards one of their own iOn electronic cars and it is hoped that adding more newly-equipped dealerships will help make that happen.
The iOn is a 100 per cent electronic car and there should now be a relevantly trained expert and a plug-in centre near you wherever you are in the UK, because Peugeot has spread its latest technology and expertise across dealerships in the Midlands, Manchester, Northern Ireland, the south-west of England, Milton Keynes, Leeds and the north-east.
Whether you have an electronic car in mind as your next vehicle purchase or not, it is important that you deal with professional and reputable car scrapping companies like scrap car uk when disposing of your current motor. We service the entire of the UK and Ireland free of charge and we get the job done in the most environmentally friendly way possible. Check the rest of the site for more details.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[ENVIROMENTALLY SAFE CAR SCRAPPING]]></title>
	<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Finding somebody willing to scrap your car when it&rsquo;s come to the end of its&rsquo; useful life is, in itself, a fairly simple prospect. A quick leaf through the phone book or trawl on the internet will throw up many firms keen to take your old vehicle off your hands and, indeed, offering to pay for the privilege. Scrapping a car, however, is not a simple process, not if you wish to do so in a way which minimises and indeed removes any threat to the environment. The average car is a mass of metal, plastics, glass, various fluids and other dangerous substances which, if not dealt with properly, can cause great damage to the environment.
That&rsquo;s why, at ScrapCar.co.uk, we don&rsquo;t offer to pay you for scrapping your car. We&rsquo;re a government approved, fully licenced company who&rsquo;ll only use authorised treatment facilities and will go to every length to ensure that all of the harmful components of your car are removed and sent for specialist disposal or recycling, leaving the solid metal bulk of the vehicle to be shredded. Such is the complexity of the procedure that the idea of funding vehicle recycling and paying for the privilege is frankly risible. Firms that offer cash to scrap your car are making up the shortfall by cutting corners elsewhere, and that&rsquo;s something we&rsquo;d never do. To fully understand this situation, please read a fairly brief description of what happens to the vehicle once we take it off your hands. Rest assured, there&rsquo;s a lot more to it than simply crushing the car into a cube.....
The car will be taken to a dedicated, covered depollution building where, as the first step in the process, the battery will be removed and sent away for recycling, after which the air bags are deployed and removed, before the car is lifted and the tyres taken off and sent away for retreading, recovery or fuel replacement. So far, so simple, perhaps, but there&rsquo;s a long way to go yet before your car has been safely dealt with. Hazardous materials, such as mercury switches, are taken off the car and the air condition fluid is drained. The next step is one of the key parts of the whole process; the car is first earthed to discharge any static lurking within, and then the vehicle is connected to a depollution rig, a hi tech piece of equipment which has individual sealed tanks into which are drained the cars petrol, diesel, waste oil, coolant, windscreen fluid and brake fluid. Each of these can now be sent for specialist recycling or recovery. As you&rsquo;re doubtless realising, the scrapping process, if done properly, is lengthy, complex and equipment intense, relying on both our own expertise and our links with other experts in the field, experts who&rsquo;ll deal with the products we carefully remove from your car.
Once the vehicle&rsquo;s been drained we can remove parts such as the catalytic converter and oil filter, and all of the glass in the vehicle, such as the windows, headlights etc. You&rsquo;re doubtless familiar with the need to recycle all of your household glass, and this is the same green principle being applied to your car. Next, large plastic parts such as the bumpers are removed and smaller parts like the lights will be dismantled and sent for specialised recycling.
By now we&rsquo;ll be left with the metal bulk of your car, which can be safely shredded and recycled. As you&rsquo;ll see, if it&rsquo;s done properly, and in line with European regulations, scrapping a car is a long, complicated, expensive process, so if you want to be certain that it&rsquo;s handled safely, get in touch with your local branch of ScrapCar.co.uk.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Ford to drive ahead in 2011]]></title>
	<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Market leader Ford is confident it can build on last year&rsquo;s van sales rise by increasing volumes again in 2011.
Although Ford predicted the market overall would grow this year it does not expect volumes to match the level reached in 2008 when 289,463 new vans were sold, according to the SMMT.
But Ford said its order book going into the New Year was significantly ahead of the same time last year and added that it has sufficient stock within its network to respond to any further strengthening in the market.
The manufacturer said customer interest was growing in particular for its range of Econetic vans as operators continued to concentrate on environmental and running cost issues.
Total van volumes reached 222, 915 in 2010 with Ford taking a 26.7% slice of the market with 59,500 sales.
If you want to scrap your old van or a car, it is important that you deal with professional and reputable car scrapping companies like ScrapCar.co.uk when disposing of your vehicle. We service the entire of the UK and Ireland free of charge and we get the job done in the most environmentally friendly way possible.]]></description>
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	<title><![CDATA[Car manufacturers urged to cut carbon footprint]]></title>
	<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[With the 2015 deadline looming for the UK to meet challenging carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction targets under the Kyoto Protocol, and 35 million vehicles on Britain&rsquo;s roads accounting for a fifth of the country&rsquo;s total CO2 emissions, now is the time to take action.
However new research has shown that although 85% of motorists would like to do their bit for the environment when buying a new car, just 6% cite that the cars&rsquo; green credentials is the key decision maker when it comes to the crunch.
So, with the ball firmly back in the court of the manufacturers, Bosch UK is urging them to take urgent steps.The EU has set a target for the UK to have cars emitting below 130 grams of CO2 per kilometre by 2015, but the government, car manufacturers and buyers are a long way off achieving that.
ScrapCar.co.uk is one of the largest vehicle disposal companies in the UK that really cares for the environment. So, when we collect your scrap car totally free of charge, we will also dispose it in a legal and environmentally friendly manner.]]></description>
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