Registration for Motor Salvage Operators Licensing

Any person who carries on business as a Motor Salvage Operator in the area of a Local Authority must be registered with that Local Authority.

A person carries on business as a motor salvage operator if he carries on 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 a subsequent re-sale) of any of the activities mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b); or

(d) wholly or mainly in activities falling within paragraphs (b) and (c)

Please click on the link below to view the current Licensing Charges.

Licensing Charges




Should you require a licence, please click on the appropriate link below and print off the application form and send it in to the address on the form with the appropriate remittance:-

Motor_salvage_operators_application_form (PDF 36Kb)

If you require any further information please contact the Environmental Health department on 01249 706555.