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doggone
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PostPosted: 22:28 - 22 Jun 2022    Post subject: Seems very wasteful Reply with quote
Ok I get they were presumably being used illegally in some way - but why not put them in a container and send to somewhere needy.
Wales maybe.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-61893748
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stinkwheel
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PostPosted: 00:14 - 23 Jun 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote
Most of those looked like road bikes and scooters.
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to v or not to v
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PostPosted: 12:19 - 23 Jun 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote
because, if they arent scrapped, it wont be long until it gets abused, by unscrupulous people.
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A100man
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PostPosted: 13:06 - 23 Jun 2022    Post subject: Re: Seems very wasteful Reply with quote
doggone wrote:
Ok I get they were presumably being used illegally in some way - but why not put them in a container and send to somewhere needy.
Wales maybe.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-us-canada-61893748


Excellent perhaps my local plod can borrow the idea for the electric scooters and cunty-quad-bikes* that the muscle top Marys are riding around my way.

* Don't care if they're legal. They're for farmers or twats.
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Easy-X
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PostPosted: 15:21 - 23 Jun 2022    Post subject: Reply with quote
Some sort of government scheme where homeless ppl get work breaking down these bikes into parts to sell on eBay?
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