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Guidance provides information about the fee-raising function for local authorities and useful details for those applying for a dealer licence.
Guidance and information for local authorities on licencing and suitability of dealers, chargeable fees, definition of terms and other issues around this 2013 act.
You must get a scrap metal dealer licence from the council if you buy, sell or store scrap metal
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 apply to be an authorised treatment facility (ATF) for ELVs, comply with ELV regulations and meet recycling targets.
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.
Details of the new offence of purchasing scrap metal for cash and how the new offence will be implemented from 3 December 2012.
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.
Get help to classify various items of iron and steel, primarily those classified under chapter 72.
How to apply for accreditation, comply with your accreditation and packaging waste technical information.
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.
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.
Contact your council for a licence to deal scrap metal from regular premises in Scotland
Complete a tax check to renew a taxi driver, private hire or scrap metal licence, or apply for the same type of licence with a different licensing authority.
Standard rules and bespoke permits for using, treating, storing and disposing of waste. Check if you need a permit and find out how to apply.
The controls that apply if you transport waste out of or into England.
Buy or sell a vehicle, check a used vehicle, written off vehicles, scrapping a vehicle
How to apply VAT rules to supplies, imports and export of gold and investment gold.
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