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Old 12-20-2006, 02:55 AM
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I've got a number of used tyres knocking around and will hopefully get rid of some of them with the wheels I'm selling but it will stil leave a few.

I understand I can't just take them down the tip, can I take them to my local kwik fit and pay for them to despose of them?

Or shall I just take them down the road and chuck them in the sea?
Old 12-20-2006, 03:00 AM
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Take them down to your local marina and carefully rest them against a boat, then just casually walk away.
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my tip has a mini recycling area for tyres, hoovers, computers, card, batteries etc... you sure yours hasnt?
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Up here you are allowed to dispose of tyres at the local tip but you are limited to one or possibly two (not sure) tyres at a time, might be a similar arrangement in your area?
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Thanks, I'll check it out. The mariner's right near the tip anyway
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I could only take two tyres to my local tip at a time. So I left two with them, drove out and back in agian and dropped the other two off. The bloke wasn't very happy with him, but he didn't tell me I couldn't do that. I then drove off looking smug
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How about the local Go-Kart Track!?
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Originally Posted by EddandSam,Dec 20 2006, 12:46 PM
How about the local Go-Kart Track!?
There's one of those 10 mins away, genius
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Drop them off at your local tyre fitting place. My local tyre fitters just have a big pile of tyres stacked along the wall. I don't think they noticed two more the next day
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Originally Posted by lower,Dec 20 2006, 02:47 PM
Drop them off at your local tyre fitting place. My local tyre fitters just have a big pile of tyres stacked along the wall. I don't think they noticed two more the next day
The poor bugger who left the next day with LESS tread on his "new" tyres did though


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