Motor Salvage Operators
The Act
Vehicle crime is cited as one of the largest single categories of recorded crime. The Vehicles (Crime) Act 2001 has, therefore, been introduced to reduce the rising tide of vehicle crime by reducing the opportunities to dispose of stolen vehicles.
What the Law Requires
Motor salvage operators are now 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 of search. (A warrant is not required where the police require entry to a registered premise).
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:
a) 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
b) wholly or mainly in the purchase of written-off vehicles and their subsequent repair and re-sale
c) 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 paragraph a) and b)
d) wholly or mainly in activities falling within paragraphs b) and c)
To Make an Application
- Download a copy of the Application/Renewal Form for a Police Check in accordance with the Vehicles (Crime) Act 2001.
- From the 1st Janaury 2012 a registration charge of £107.20 is payable.
Further Information
Contact environmental.food@pendle.gov.uk or write to:
Public Health Manager Food Health & Safety,Fleet Street Depot Nelson
Lancashire
BB9 7YQ
Telephone: 01282 661199
Fax: 01282 661750
Minicom: 01282 618392
