I had an old mobile caravan down the field for several years and was furious when folk came while I was out and ripped it apart for the aluminium and other metal, but left everything else lying dangerously in a field with animals - nails lying upward etc

One of them (I think) had been to the house to ask for the scrap and offered me cash for it which I'd accepted (tho not received) on the basis they'd uplift the whole thing on a trailer and take it away, but I discovered because I had agreed they could have it, the most I could sue for was the amount I had agreed on and their taking less of the caravan was not illegal so I was left with a dangerous heap of wood, metal, ceramic and wire, broken glass from the windows etc to clear up and carry on a barrow one piece at a time by myself

The silver lining was that I discovered a nearly new large breaking tool - mallet one side and axehead the other - so I decided it was my due payment for the part they'd taken and at least it motivated me to get the rest cleared up I suppose

It would probably have been lying there for months otherwise as I'd have felt obliged to leave it for collection for a reasonable period having agreed to the sale
