Vehicle crime is cited as one of the largest single categories of recorded crime. The Vehicles (Crime) Act 2001 was introduced for this reason in order to reduce the rising tide of vehicle crime by reducing the opportunities to dispose of stolen vehicles.
For the purposes of the Act, a person is deemed to be carrying on a business as a motor salvage operator if they carry out a business, which consists:
- wholly or partly in the recovery, for re-use or sale, of salvageable parts from motor vehicles. And the subsequent sale, or other disposal, for scrap of the remainder of the vehicles concerned;
- wholly or mainly in the purchases of written-off vehicles, and their subsequent repair and re-sale;
- wholly or mainly in the sale or purchase of motor vehicles which are to be the subject (whether immediately or on subsequent re-sale) of any of the activities in the first and second points;
- wholly or mainly in activities falling within the second and third points.
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Eligibility, Penalties & Regulation Summary
Details of the regulations and penalties can be found in:
The following main points and additional information might also be helpful
Motor salvage operators are required to:
- Register with the council in whose area they are operating.
- Maintain appropriate records of all vehicle purchases and disposals.
- Carry out full identification checks of vendors and purchasers.
- Allow the police (and other investigators) the right of entry to the premises and the right to search (a warrant is not required for police to enter a registered premises).
The motor salvage operator may not carry out their business unless they have registered with the council. It is an offence to operate a motor salvage business that has not been registered. Summary conviction of this offence may lead to a fine of up to £5000.
Fees
- £115.50
- Registration of a motor salvage operation is valid for three years
Application Evaluation Process
The decision period to process applications is 28 days
The decision period will not begin until all required information has been received by the council and the fee paid.
Motor salvage operators must submit an application to renew their registration before it expires, failing to do this will require operations to be interrupted. An operator will cease to be registered if they have not made an application for renewal of their existing registration
In order to issue the licence the authority will have to consult with the police
Will Tacit Consent Apply
Tacit consent will not apply
