Scrap Metal and Motor Salvage Operator Licences

Anyone who carries on a business as a scrap metal dealer is required to register with the Local Authority.

A scrap metal dealer who has a scrap metal store must register with the Local Authority in whose area the store is situated.

A scrap metal dealer who has no scrap metal store (i.e. a dealer who buys from a supplier and transports scrap metal directly to his or her customer(s)) must register with the Local Authority in whose area his or her business address is situated or if there is no business address the Local Authority in whose area he or she lives.

Registrations last for 3 years and must then be renewed.

Notes: Scrap Metal Dealers (pdf.13kb)