Can you sell/give mattress without fire tag?

We're moving back to the States soon and have a good mattress set (and a fairly worn out couch) we need to shift. Other items haven't posed a problem to shift, but UK charities won't take fabric items that don't have a fire tag, and our items came with us from the States so they don't have the UK tags.

So, can I even eBay these items if they don't have the tags? Or post them on freecycle? I may have the council come collect them for a small fee through their "bulky waste" service, but we live in flats and would have to put them in the bin storage room to wait for collection. They might block off a bin (but there are several in there), and the property managment agency could fine us or something. It takes 3 days for the council to collect something once you call. I prefer the council option if it wouldn't get me in trouble with property management, as I feel a bit weird having strangers come into my home if I give away the items. And they usually come an hour or two late, which is pretty inconvenient, especially when we have so much to do for the move. I've got furniture items on ebay now (non-fabric goods), and I'm not really looking forward to collections as it is.

The last option is to hire a "junk collectors" service, which will cost 110 pounds to haul away a sofa and mattresses! Yikes! Any ideas?

If I were you I would bring it up with the property maintenance people. Maybe if you ask/mention to them that you need to put something big in the bin room they will be okay with it and not fine you? Could you call the council but wait to put the things in the bin room until 3 days later?

I don't know anything about the fire tags, but I would probably just list them on freecycle stating that they don't have the fire tags and that they came from the US, etc. Let the 'buyer' decide.

If I were you I would bring it up with the property maintenance people. Maybe if you ask/mention to them that you need to put something big in the bin room they will be okay with it and not fine you? Could you call the council but wait to put the things in the bin room until 3 days later?

I don't know anything about the fire tags, but I would probably just list them on freecycle stating that they don't have the fire tags and that they came from the US, etc. Let the 'buyer' decide.

I may ask maintenance people, but they are most likely to tell you "no" whether you can or not, they're not really customer friendly around here. The council will pick up at anytime during the 3 days, so you have to put it out there as soon as you call. I may ask around if anyone wants these; I think I'd rather pay the 110 pounds than faff about with freecycle and people not coming when they say they will, or quite possibly showing up with a vehicle that won't hold the items. We'll do something one way or the other, lol.

We got rid of an old sofa by giving it to some student-types I knew. They had to come and collect it and were delighted to have it.