Everyone visiting the Household Recycling Centres are required to pre-book their visit. This is to minimise queues and congestion on site and to help keep everybody safe.
There are thousands of Youtube videos that will be able to help you fix your own electricals such as this one on how to change a plug and fuse. There are also lots of websites such as these:
Did you know, that if you throw anything with a battery in the non recycling bin either at kerbside or at a HRC this can cause vehicle fires? When a battery gets crushed or damaged it can cause a fire inside the waste vehicle causing damage to the vehicle and delays to your collection rounds. There are so many places to dispose of batteries safely including some district collections, most supermarkets and DIY shops and the Household Recycling Centres. You can also visit https://www.takecharge.org.uk/ for more helpful information on battery recycling.