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Find an authorised scrapyard where you can take your vehicle to be scrapped
Find out when the Environment Agency classes a motor vehicle as waste and waste controls apply.
Wreck and salvage laws, the role of the Receiver of the Wreck, wreck owners and salvors and how to report wreck material.
Scrap your vehicle at an authorised treatment facility if it’s reached the end of its life and you want to dispose of it
Find out the VAT liability for supplying ships, trains, aircraft and associated services in the UK.
Guidance primarily for local responders covering some infrastructure issues that may arise during the Recovery Phase of a UK emergency.
CMA provisionally clears Copart’s completed purchase of Hills Motors following new evidence
Complete this form to let the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) know when you have recovered any wreck material.
This publication is intended for Valuation Officers. It may contain links to internal resources that are not available through this version.
Guidance and information for local authorities on licencing and suitability of dealers, chargeable fees, definition of terms and other issues around this 2013 act.
How councils and national park authorities should deal with the removal of abandoned vehicles from land in the open air and roads.
The S2 waste exemption allows you to store specific waste at a secure intermediate site, separate to where the waste was produced, before transportation to another site for recovery.
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
The CMA has cleared the completed purchase of Hills Motors by Copart after an in-depth phase 2 investigation
The Waste Operations division of Nuclear Waste Services manages the Low Level Waste Repository in Cumbria and ensures that lower activity waste is managed effectively across the UK.
Buy or sell a vehicle, check a used vehicle, written off vehicles, scrapping a vehicle
Report wreck material to the Receiver of Wreck - what counts as wreck material, fines and deadline
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.
Illegal Teesside scrap site with hundreds of cars piled up must now be cleared following Environment Agency investigation.
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