Motor Salvage Operators

What is Registration
Any person who carries on a business that involves the recovery of salvageable parts from motor vehicles and the subsequent sale or disposal for scrap of the remainder of the vehicle, or the purchase of 'written off' vehicles for repair or resale, or other related activities needs to register with the City Council.

Please note this information only applies to businesses operating in the Birmingham City Council area. If you are operating elsewhere you should contact that local authority.

Who needs to Register
Anyone who is involved in operating a motor salvage business in Birmingham should seek registration with the City Council and anyone trading without being registered is committing a criminal offence. Anyone not registered should do so immediately. Please read the attached guidance notes before completing the application form.

Anyone who is seeking to operate such a business for the first time will need to be registered before they can begin trading. Before seeking registration you should first have obtained suitable premises and planning permission - contact the Planning Department. You may also need to hold an Environment Agency Waste Management Licence - contact the Environment Agency (also see position statement when a motor vehicle is considered to be waste)

How to Register
Complete the Motor Salvage Operators licence application form [pdf] attached below and return the form to the Contaminated Land Team - contact details are on the application form and are also provided at the bottom of this page. The registration form must be sent to the Contaminated Land Team at the address indicated, if it is sent to the wrong address the application cannot be processed until it is received at the proper place. Registration lasts for 3 years.

Online Applications

Motor Salvage Operators - Online Registration Form

Fee
Refer to the Environmental Health fees and charges list to find the current charge for registration.

Processing Timescale
Our target for dealing with applications is 60 days.

Tacit Consent
Tacit consent means that if we have not dealt with your application within the target period identified then your application will have been deemed to have been granted/approved.

Please note that the processing target period (60 days) only begins on receipt of a fully completed application and acknowledgement of such by Birmingham City Council Contaminated Land Team.

Guidance and Advice
Details of records which operators are required to be kept can be found in the extracts from The Motor Salvage Operators Regulations 2002 attachments below.

Regulations:-
Motor Salvage Regulations 2002
Vehicle (Crime) Act 2001

Public Register
Details from application forms will appear in a public register. The details will by used for the purpose of registration, enforcement and the protection of public funds.

Complaints/Enquiries - Applicants or Licence Holders
Contact the Contaminated Land Team - contact details included below.

Consumer Complaints
Who and how complaints are dealt with depends very much on the circumstances, if in doubt contact publichealth@birmingham.gov.uk

Changes to Registration/Licence
Once you have registered you should contact the Contaminated Land Team if there is any change to your circumstances. They will advise you whether you need to apply for a new licence.

Contact
Contaminated Land Team,
Regulation and Enforcement,
Birmingham City Council,
PO Box 15908
B2 2UD

Telephone: 0121 303 9956
Fax: 0121 303 9901
e-mail: contaminatedland@birmingham.gov.uk