Licence - motor salvage operator
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. 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;
and
- 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).
The motor salvage operator will not be able to 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.
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 purchase 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
Period Of Registration
Registration of a motor salvage operation is valid for 3 years
commencing from the date that the entry was made in the Council's
"Register of Motor Salvage Operators". If a motor salvage operator
wishes to continue in the uninterrupted functioning of its motor
salvage activities, a valid application must be submitted for the
renewal of the registration to the Council prior to cessation of
the existing registration period. An operator is deemed to have
ceased to be registered if they have not made an application of
their existing registration.
Determination Of Registration
In deciding whether to approve registration, the Council must
be satisfied that the applicant is a 'fit and proper' person,
taking into account:
- Details of any undischarged bankruptcy of the applicant or any
directors or partners of the applicant business; and
- Information provided by the police (which must be disclosed to
the applicant).
You may also view the Public
Registers.
For further information:
- Contact: Licensing Section
- Address: Governance Directorate, Civic Centre,
Carlisle, CA3 8QG
- Telephone: (01228) 817523
- Email: Licensing@carlisle.gov.uk
- Fax: (01228) 817023