We at Ecclesiastical and Heritage World thought you might like to join us and others in an effort to do something about this growing problem.

Historically the scrap metal trade has been a cash in hand industry which creates difficulties as there is no audit trail, making identification of individuals who may be trading stolen metal or who may be committing tax or benefits fraud, a difficult proposition.

An amendment to the Scrap Metal Merchants Act 1964 to prohibit cash transactions would make payment by cheque or directly into a bank account mandatory and would be a significant component in reducing metal theft

Sign the petition and forward to anyone else you think might be interested please.
http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/406