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SEPA refuse Scots man who tried to send 500 bikes to Africa

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Nigel Carter , 64 , gathered 500 bikes from Scottish recycling centres to send to Sudan .

Bikes were shipped to a Scottish port after an inspection by environment officials.

They were deemed unfit for purpose because some of them needed repairs.

Mr Carter said the bikes will now most likely be scrapped or taken back to the centre they were picked from.

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78

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73

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91

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informal

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English

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41

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