Your Say: Insurers can influence metal theft
While parliament is yet to agree the scope and specifics of the Scrap Metal Dealers Bill, what is certain is the scrap metal industry is facing tighter controls than ever before.
Many in the insurance industry whole heartedly agree it is time the government got a grip on an industry that is costing it dear. There is a need, so the arguments go, for better regulation of scrap
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