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Any person collecting, buying or selling scrap metal requires a Scrap Metal Dealers licence issued by the local authority, and comes under the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013.
We make having a scrap metal dealers licence a simple, stress-free process ✅
Scrap metal includes:
any old, waste or discarded metal or metallic material, and
any product, article or assembly which is made from or contains metal and is broken, worn out or regarded by its last holder as having reached the end of its useful life.
There are two types of Scrap Metal Dealer Licences. What one you apply for will depend whether you operate just within your local authority area or from within a site.
Site Licence - This is where the scrap metal business is operated from one or more sites in the local authority area. The licence allows the licensee to buy and sell scrap metal and to transport scrap metal to and from those sites from any local authority area.
Price of Site Licence - £420
Collector's Licence - This is where the scrap metal operator collects scrap metal in the local authority area. A separate licence must be obtained from each council the collector wishes to operate in.
A scrap metal dealer is only permitted to hold one type of licence in any one local authority area.
Price of Collector’s Licence - £370
A Scrap Metal Dealer Licence must be made via your local council. You can find the contact details for your local council at the Official UK Government Website.
You could be fined £5,000 if you don’t hold a Scrap Metal Dealer Licence.
You could also face the following conditions:
A council may revoke the Scrap Metal Dealer Licence at any time and close unlicensed sites.
A metal scrap collector is a person who
Scrap metal is classed as any old, waste or discarded metal or metallic material. It also counts as any product, article or assembly which is made from or contains metal and is broken, worn out or regarded by its last holder as having reached the end of its useful life
Scrap metal does not include gold, silver and any alloy of which 2% or more by weight is attributable to gold or silver.
You must not receive scrap metal from a person without verifying their name and address. A Scrap Metal Dealer must also not buy scrap metal for cash.
A scrap metal dealer is only permitted to hold one type of licence in any one local authority area.
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