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Buy or sell a vehicle, check a used vehicle, written off vehicles, scrapping a vehicle
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
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…
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.
Find out when the Environment Agency classes a motor vehicle as waste and waste controls apply.
Contact your council for a licence to deal scrap metal from regular premises in Scotland
How you should account for VAT on goods that are lost, stolen, damaged or destroyed.
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
You need an itinerant (travelling) metal dealer's licence to buy and sell scrap metal door-to-door in Scotland
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.
Selling or giving away an asset you claimed capital allowances on - balancing charges, balancing allowances, closing your business, how to claim and pay tax on your tax return
How to apply VAT rules to supplies, imports and export of gold and investment gold.
Ways to sell to the public sector - including the Digital Marketplace, Contracts Finder
What to do when selling a vehicle: your vehicle log book (V5C), submitting the right information to DVLA, private (personalised) registration numbers.
VAT for motor dealers and members of the motor trade - work out what VAT to charge when you sell a vehicle.
The laws on selling, buying and carrying a knife or weapon depend on the type of knife or weapon, your age and your circumstances.
What you need to do if you sell or store tobacco products in the UK.
How councils and national park authorities should deal with the removal of abandoned vehicles from land in the open air and roads.
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - retailer and wholesaler responsibilities, waste collection and compliance schemes.
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