scrapping a vehicle

[jamrock]

if i want to scrap a vehicle myself, have sold everything bar the shell, how do i let the DVLA know that i have scrapped it?? i understand you can not do it through the V5 anymore.

i just want the DVLA to know what this vehicle is in pieces and will not be on the road. section 9 of the V5 ask for dismantler details, but i did it myself.

thanks

[bob23]

You will need tax it or make a sorn declaration every year until you have taken it to an authorised treatment facility (scrap yard), or told DVLA that you longer have it. basically they don't want you to do it yourself, you have to take it somewhere that will  destroy it in an environmentally friendly way, or you do it yourself forget to sorn it and they fine you. who says the DVLA are a useless bunch of money grabbing ars3holes? people that work there are fine but the people who decide how it's run want shooting. I mean I apparently owned an impreza and didn't pass my driving test. luckily I still had my pass certificate and a photo copy of my licence.

[JC]

If you are planning on weighing the shell in do it thru a dvla approved disposer and they will do that for you 

[Jay]

If you are planning on weighing the shell in do it thru a dvla approved disposer and they will do that for you 

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and they will have to provide you with a certificate/letter to say they have scrapped the car.
You fill out the yellow bit of the logbook iirc and post that off to the DVLA.

[Edwin]

That must be something recent, as in since January in that case. I scrapped a Golf last year via a local scrap dealer. Ticked the box on the V5 saying it had been scrapped along with the date. Sent said V5 to the DVLA and received a nice letter in return giving thanks for informing them. No "DVLA Authorised Treatment Facility" involved

If you look in the green section of the V5 which contains the vehicle details, owner details, place to fill in new owner details etc, you should find the scrapping option there

[Sam]

That must be something recent, as in since January in that case. I scrapped a Golf last year via a local scrap dealer. Ticked the box on the V5 saying it had been scrapped along with the date. Sent said V5 to the DVLA and received a nice letter in return giving thanks for informing them. No "DVLA Authorised Treatment Facility" involved

If you look in the green section of the V5 which contains the vehicle details, owner details, place to fill in new owner details etc, you should find the scrapping option there

My mates dad signs his and visa versa, they have never asked

[bob23]

That must be something recent, as in since January in that case. I scrapped a Golf last year via a local scrap dealer. Ticked the box on the V5 saying it had been scrapped along with the date. Sent said V5 to the DVLA and received a nice letter in return giving thanks for informing them. No "DVLA Authorised Treatment Facility" involved

If you look in the green section of the V5 which contains the vehicle details, owner details, place to fill in new owner details etc, you should find the scrapping option there

that box is not on the new style logbook.

[Edwin]

That must be something recent, as in since January in that case. I scrapped a Golf last year via a local scrap dealer. Ticked the box on the V5 saying it had been scrapped along with the date. Sent said V5 to the DVLA and received a nice letter in return giving thanks for informing them. No "DVLA Authorised Treatment Facility" involved

If you look in the green section of the V5 which contains the vehicle details, owner details, place to fill in new owner details etc, you should find the scrapping option there

that box is not on the new style logbook.

As in the new red coloured logbook??



It is definitely on this type, as this is the one I had when scrapping the last car

[The Mighty Elvi]

That must be something recent, as in since January in that case. I scrapped a Golf last year via a local scrap dealer. Ticked the box on the V5 saying it had been scrapped along with the date. Sent said V5 to the DVLA and received a nice letter in return giving thanks for informing them. No "DVLA Authorised Treatment Facility" involved

End of Vehicle Life Regs (2003)

Since 1 January 2007, the ELV Regulations have required producers – manufacturers or importers – of cars to provide free take back points for end of life vehicles. Basically, this means that a final owner is entitled to take a car to an authorised treatment facility and have it taken free of charge. The main parties affected by these Regulations are therefore:

Last owners – entitled to free of charge disposal
Scrap yards – must now be Authorised Treatment Facilities
Brands – must pay for the costs of treatment and meeting recycling targets if the vehicles have negative value. In practice, this is seldom the case as the scrap value outweighs the cost of depollution and recycling.
The Regulations only apply to cars and vans up to a maximum unladen weight of 3.75tonnes of which it is estimated around 2.2m are scrapped each year. They do not apply to motorbikes, lorries, buses etc.

The main UK Regulations came into force in 2004 in a phased implementation of the EU ELV Directive.

The key requirements are that:

Last owners of vehicles must be able to discard their vehicle free of charge through an ‘adequate network’ of disposal facilities. This is defined as at least 75% of car owners having a facility within 10 miles of where they live.
All treatment facilities that want to take in cars for scrapping must have relevant permits and be Authorised Treatment Facilities/
All scrap cars must now be ‘treated’. This requires:

Removal of battery
Removal of LPG tank
Removal or activation of explosive devices-airbags and pre-tensioners
Removal and separate storage of:

Fuel
Motor oil
Transmission oil
Gearbox oil
Hydraulic oil
Cooling liquids
Anti-freeze
Brake fluids
Air conditioning fluids


By January 2006 recovery and recycling targets must be met by ‘economic operators’ (Authorised Treatment facilities better known as scrap yards). These rates are 85% recovery and 80% recycling including reuse going up to 95%/90% by 2015.
ATFs must issue Certificates of Destruction for all cars received. These must be registered with the DVLA.
Around 1,500 facilities have registered as ATFs. Some are part of manufacturer's networks while others are independent of the networks. Both are able to receive ELVs and if an independent ATF takes your car, it has to treat it in exactly the same way as an ATF in a manufacturer's network.



Jonathan.

[JC]

well googled