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LPG flaring at end-of-life vehicle sites: RPS 202

Environment Agency regulatory position on flaring gas from liquid petroleum gas (LPG) tanks at end-of-life vehicle (ELV) sites as part of the depollution process.

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 27 January 2017
• Last updated: 6 March 2024
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  1. 6 March 2024

     We have updated this RPS to the latest template. The next review date is 1 December 2026.

  2. 10 November 2020

     We have extended the expiry date of this RPS until 30 September 2023. We have also included a condition that you must keep records for 2 years that show you have complied with this RPS.

  3. 4 December 2017

     This RPS has been extended and is valid until 30 September 2020.

  4. 27 January 2017

     First published.

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LPG flaring at end-of-life vehicle sites: RPS 202

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This regulatory position statement (RPS) does not change your legal requirement to comply with an environmental permit to store and treat ELVs when you flare gas from LPG tanks as part of the depollution process.  

However, the Environment Agency will not normally take enforcement action if you do not comply with this legal requirement if you meet the requirements in the RPS.  

The regulatory position does not apply to any other legal requirements.