Cable Theft.............. Google 26th January 2012

 

MPs call for tighter laws on metal theft BBC News - ‎1 hour ago‎ Anyone trying to sell scrap metal should have to prove their identity, a group of MPs has said. The Transport Select Committee also said the government should test a ban on cash payments for scrap to try to tackle the problem of metal theft. Action urged to tackle metal theft The Press Association - ‎9 hours ago‎ The Government has been pressed to take urgent action to counter the growing problem of metal theft, including giving police extra powers, after a report detailed the mounting cost to the railways of stolen cable. The Transport Select Committee said ... MPs call for action against metal theft The Guardian - ‎10 hours ago‎ MPs of all parties are intensifying demands for the government to act to combat metal theft by stopping cash transactions in the scrap metal industry and making sellers provide ID. The House of Commons transport committee says dealers are the weak link ...