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Scrap your vehicle at an authorised treatment facility if it’s reached the end of its life and you want to dispose of it
When your vehicle has reached the end of its usefulness, you must get it…
Find an authorised treatment facility (ATF) where your vehicle can be…
When you make an insurance claim because your vehicle is damaged, your…
Buy or sell a vehicle, check a used vehicle, written off vehicles, scrapping a vehicle
Tell DVLA if your vehicle has been damaged, written off and then scrapped by your insurance company
Women will save up to £2 on a £12 pair of period pants as the government scraps VAT on the underwear.
From today, households no longer have to pay to get rid of DIY waste at council recycling centres
Guidance and information for local authorities on licencing and suitability of dealers, chargeable fees, definition of terms and other issues around this 2013 act.
Find an authorised scrapyard where you can take your vehicle to be scrapped
Your vehicle tax is cancelled and you get a refund for any full months of remaining tax when you tell DVLA you no longer have the vehicle or it's off the road
Find out when the Environment Agency classes a motor vehicle as waste and waste controls apply.
The T9 exemption allows you to treat scrap metal for handling or recovery by sorting, grading, shearing by manual feed, baling, crushing or cutting with handheld equipment.
You must confirm you are aware of your tax responsibilities when you first apply for a taxi driver, private hire driver, private hire vehicle operator or scrap metal dealer licence.
You must get a scrap metal dealer licence from the council if you buy, sell or store scrap metal
Identity cards have been scrapped - what to do if you still have one, biometric residence permits, identity cards for foreign nationals
Guidance for local authorities relevant to the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013.
Guidance on commonly raised issues in relation to the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013.
This measure ensures that no-one will face a Lifetime Allowance charge from April 2023. It increases the Annual Allowance, Money Purchase Annual Allowance, Tapered Annual Allowance, and the adjusted income for the Tapered Annual Allowance.
Guidance provides information about the fee-raising function for local authorities and useful details for those applying for a dealer licence.
The Traffic Commissioner for Scotland's written decision for Scrap a Car Scotland.com Ltd (OM2058009)
Licensing authorities must confirm a tax check has been completed by applicants renewing taxi driver, private hire and scrap metal licences, or applying for a licence held with another authority.
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