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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…
Find an authorised scrapyard where you can take your vehicle to be scrapped
Buy or sell a vehicle, check a used vehicle, written off vehicles, scrapping a vehicle
Find out when the Environment Agency classes a motor vehicle as waste and waste controls apply.
Tell DVLA if your vehicle has been damaged, written off and then scrapped by your insurance company
How to apply to be an authorised treatment facility (ATF) for ELVs, comply with ELV regulations and meet recycling targets.
Tell DVLA you've sold your vehicle or transferred it to a new registered keeper (owner), or that you've bought a vehicle
Use the online service or postal form if you're an employer to tell HMRC you have provided or withdrawn a car for an employee's private use.
How councils and national park authorities should deal with the removal of abandoned vehicles from land in the open air and roads.
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