In message , Dave
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Simon Finnigan wrote:


That`s the thing that scares me the most - why put more effort into
dumping something than it takes to get it moved properly? I had an
emptying session in my house, and what was worth giving away went on
freecycle, which is a bit of a pain because of the small number of
idiots who don`t turn up, and then get back in touch a week later
trying to arrange collection (and get upset when told it`s gone).
What wasn`t worth giving away was collected by the council after one
phone call and a 2 day wait for them to be back in this area at a
time I was in the house.
Compare that to dragging a washing machine to the nearest place to
dump it (well, the nearest place I ever see anything dumped is a 3
minute drive away) and it`s obvious which is the easy option. It`d
be nice if science ever came up with a way to implant a brain in some
of these idiots!

A simpler way would be to put an implant into the appliance and
register it to the buyer, from new. He would have the option of letting
the implant system be aware of who he sold / gave it away to, or if he
didn't, he would face the fine for dumping.

Dave

That makes so much sense. I believe (but could be wrong) that in Germany
if you sell a car, your insurer is responsible for third party liability
until such time as another company takes it over.

As you can imagine there are *very few* uninsured cars on the road as
buyers simply won't sell them to someone who doesn't turn up with
appropriate insurance.

Cheers
Someone