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Landnurse
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This article has landed in my inbox from another motor club I frequent....
a short article in this month's MG Enthusiast magazine.
"A Lancashire Rover specialist in Preston has been found guilty of
keeping controlled waste on his premises without a waste management licence"
"This is yet another case of British authorities applying European
legislation to the letter instead of using common sense".
"While the absurdity of this was discussed in court the jury still
decided to favour of the Environmental Agency (EA) and found Terry
Brown of the Freckleton Rover Centre guilty"- he received the minimum
fine of £500 and fortunately did not receive the bill of £12,500 towards
the EA legal costs.
This obviously has wide reaching implications to those in the club who
keep partly dismantled MGs on their premises.
Brief advice that might mitigate any claim against them -
-Keep premises as tidy as possible
-keep vehicles under cover if possible
-it will not apply to vehicles with an MOT
-If MOT expired - keep vehicle as complete as possible - wheels on -
tyres inflated - -notice in windscreen saying ' DVLA registered/SORN
declared'.
No guarantee against some jobsworth official but it may help.
Don't upset your local curtain twitcher!!!!!!!!!!
a short article in this month's MG Enthusiast magazine.
"A Lancashire Rover specialist in Preston has been found guilty of
keeping controlled waste on his premises without a waste management licence"
"This is yet another case of British authorities applying European
legislation to the letter instead of using common sense".
"While the absurdity of this was discussed in court the jury still
decided to favour of the Environmental Agency (EA) and found Terry
Brown of the Freckleton Rover Centre guilty"- he received the minimum
fine of £500 and fortunately did not receive the bill of £12,500 towards
the EA legal costs.
This obviously has wide reaching implications to those in the club who
keep partly dismantled MGs on their premises.
Brief advice that might mitigate any claim against them -
-Keep premises as tidy as possible
-keep vehicles under cover if possible
-it will not apply to vehicles with an MOT
-If MOT expired - keep vehicle as complete as possible - wheels on -
tyres inflated - -notice in windscreen saying ' DVLA registered/SORN
declared'.
No guarantee against some jobsworth official but it may help.
Don't upset your local curtain twitcher!!!!!!!!!!