Car Salvage

Here’s the scenario. You’ve been operating an auto recycling salvage yard for 30 years, have invested thousands in equipment, training and upgrading your site and now the Environment Agency wants you to prove that you’re ‘Technically Competent’.
Technical Competence isn’t just about dismantling “End of Life” vehicles. It encompasses every aspect of running a car salvage [...]

Bluecycle have recently announced that they will be introducing an annual charge for access to Category B Auctions
Bluecycle have always supported UK based End of Life Treatment Facilities (ELV’s) by restricting sales of category B vehicles to UK customers holding appropriate licenses. This is costly, as revenues received for these vehicles can be a lot [...]

Hazardous Waste
The Environment Agency has finally clarified when an End of Life Vehicle (ELV) becomes waste. It has taken the sensible approach to motor insurance claims and decided that the critical time is when the insurer pays a settlement on the claim.
As a result, any vehicle being sold by the insurers salvage agent as category [...]

Over the last few years, the introduction of new regulations has had a significant impact on the motor salvage industry.  Regulations including The End of Life Vehicles Directive (ELV) and Motor Salvage Operator licence aim to ensure salvage is disposed of in a way that limits the impact on the environment and minimises dangers to [...]