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Originally Posted by rs899
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I assume there are no such things as self-serve breakers in the UK or on the continent- I never saw any in quite a few kms of putting around France, Ireland and Italy.
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They do exist in the UK and the prices are often a bit cheaper - but in my experience you need to be a regular customer to get the better prices.
In Holland you can go to some places that let you remove bits but the majority cater for newer cars. The Dutch tend to chuck stuff away quite quickly as the labour rates are so high. They seem to feel that it costs too much to get things fixed. I guess the majority of the "classic" vehicles here are imported from warmer countries where people have been able to keep them going for longer. If you see a classic car for sale in Holland that was originally registered here the sellers often make a big point of it - I don't really know why, Holland is only a bit dryer than the UK...