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Buy or sell a vehicle, check a used vehicle, written off vehicles, scrapping a vehicle
Details of the new offence of purchasing scrap metal for cash and how the new offence will be implemented from 3 December 2012.
You must get a scrap metal dealer licence from the council if you buy, sell or store scrap metal
Check registration, MOT, tax, vehicle identification number and other details to help make sure a used car is not stolen or unsafe
Scrap your vehicle at an authorised treatment facility if it’s reached the end of its life and you want to dispose of it
How to dispose of household waste legally. Check your council’s website for bin collection, bulky waste collection. What you must do if using private companies
Guidance and information for local authorities on licencing and suitability of dealers, chargeable fees, definition of terms and other issues around this 2013 act.
Product recall for FB Funky Buys Children's' Toy Storage Box presenting a high risk of asphyxiation and burns.
Procurement options available from the Crown Commercial Service for the public sector.
Tax and reporting rules for assets bought, sold or given
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.
If you make supplies of second hand goods, works of art or antiques and collectors items you can choose to use this simplified margin scheme to account for VAT.
Register or renew registration with the Environment Agency to transport, buy, sell or broker waste.
How to apply VAT rules to supplies, imports and export of gold and investment gold.
You can no longer open a Help to Buy ISA. Find out how it works if you already have one, including how much the government will top up your savings by.
When to exclude and include the buying commission in the customs value and account for import VAT if you’re an importer paying fees to your buying agent.
Taking your car out of the UK - when VAT is not payable on a car you're exporting, procedures, registration and vehicle tax.
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.
How and when to make a SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification) to stop taxing and insuring your vehicle, including when the SORN is valid, penalties and rules for motor traders.
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