unroadworthy

  • 21rust bucket — /ˈrʌst bʌkət/ (say rust bukuht) noun Colloquial a motor vehicle (or ship) which is rusted to the point of being unroadworthy (or unseaworthy): *the vessel, which has been branded a costly rust bucket, has formally restored a defence capability… …

  • 22scrap car — /ˈskræp ka/ (say skrap kah) noun a car, usually one that is unroadworthy, sold for scrap metal …

  • 23scrap yard — /ˈskræp jad/ (say skrap yahd) noun a site on which scrap material can be dumped, particularly unroadworthy motor vehicles and broken whitegoods from which scrap metal can be obtained. Also, scrapyard. {scrap1 + yard1} …

  • 24yellow sticker — /jɛloʊ ˈstɪkə/ (say yeloh stikuh) noun Tasmania, Victoria, WA a notice, in the form of a yellow sticker attached to the windscreen of a vehicle, issued by police to the driver or owner of an unroadworthy motor vehicle, stipulating that the… …