need4speed Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 I know its not LR related (well not directly ) but i cannot seem to get clear information of the value of scrap steel. Wondered if somebody in the know could tell me what it is? Cheers Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L19MUD Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Scrap steel values vary on a day to day basis like the stock market. Last week I was getting £180 per ton for mixed ferrous at my local scrappy. Different scrap yards and different parts of the country vary by quite a bit on price. Your best bet is to give your local scrappy a ring for the current price. The last that I have heard is that they expect the price to start to fall off now, dropping right down before Christmas - so get your scrap in quickly whilst it is so high! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragorn Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Last i heard it was circa £160 a ton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 To get the best price you need to try more than one scrappy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam300Tdi90 Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 In Wiltshire it is roughly £130 for light and mixed ferrous metals scrap and £180 for Heavy metals scrap (engines etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superpants Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 What you get can also vary on how much you are weighing in- the more the better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taz90 Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 ran an escort in last week and got £148 (south london) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtyninety Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 ran an escort in last week and got £148 (south london) Not really an accurate indication of scrap metal prices, as the scrap man needs to pay to get rid of tyres, oils and plastic trims. Scap ferous depends on condition and how 'clean' the scrap is. Scrap steel prices around derbyshire are ~170 quid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taz90 Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 sorry should have said last week scrap cars less tyres were £160 per ton including seats, carpets, oils, fuel and trim ect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Train Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 A few months ago I took some copper to weigh in. The scrap merchant, while weighing it all, got an up date in the copper price on the computer and then offered me more money. He keeps telling me I should stop buying steel from him and to bring some back as the prices have gone up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Range Rover Blues Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Scrap dealers seem to be les bothered about tyres, seats and oil when the value of scrap is as high as it is now. Round here it's about as high as I can remember but as said it changes almost daily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolihullBeast Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 £130 p/ton when I rang my local place yesterday! my old man phoned up another place today and was told anything upto £100 p/ton, I know where i'm going! Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco_Mikey Posted October 1, 2010 Share Posted October 1, 2010 Here (Dundee) its £140 p/t of steel etc, and IIRC, around £800 p/t of clean alloy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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