Summary
This page contains information on the Motor Salvage Operators Regulations 2002, including information on how to register.
Regulations provided for by the Vehicles Crime Act 2001 came into force on 21 October 2002 and made local authorities responsible for the provision of a registration scheme for all motor salvage operators carrying out a business within their area.
The Act sets out provisions to regulate the motor salvage industry and to reduce the abilities of criminal elements to dispose of stolen vehicles. Under this legislation it is an offence to operate as an unregistered motor salvage operator.
Any person carrying on a business as a motor salvage operator who fails to register with their local authority will be guilty of an offence.
Motor Salvage Operators are required to:
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Register with the council in whose area they are operating
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Maintain appropriate records of all vehicle purchases and disposals
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Carry out full identification checks of vendors and purchasers; and
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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 premises.
Definition of a Motor Salvage Operator
A person who carries out a business as a motor salvage operator that consists:
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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 reminder of the vehicles concerned,
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wholly or mainly in the purchase of written off vehicles and their subsequent repair and resale,
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wholly or mainly in the sale or purchase of motor vehicles which are to be the subject (whether immediately or on a subsequent re-sale) of any of the activities mentioned in points 1 and 2,
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wholly or mainly in activities falling within paragraphs 2 and 3. Details of all applications will be available for public access.
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Registration Application Form
Motor Salvage Operators who operate their business from within the Borough of Oadby and Wigston must apply to register with the Council's Licensing Authority.
If you wish to download an application form in order to apply for registration, please click on this link:
Registration Fee
This fee is used to finance the administration of the registration process and is currently £55.
Registration Validity Period and Renewal Information
Registration will last for three years from the date of issue and application for renewal must be submitted to the Council Offices no later than two months before the expiry of the current licence.
Once you are ready to proceed.
You may send the forms and other documents back to us by post addressed to:
Licensing Section
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council
Station Road
Wigston
Leicestershire
LE18 2DR
Or visit the Council offices in person and submit your application to a member of our Customer Services Team.
No appointment is necessary to visit our Customer Services Team, who are able during normal Council working hours to make a preliminary check of your application and documents and instruct on fees payments and provide help with completing the application forms.
Summary of Offences Relating to Operate a Motor Salvage Business
The Motor Salvage Operators Regulations are wide-ranging. If you know of any person or business carrying out any of the activities shown above they should be registered under this legislation.
Requirement to Register. Section 1 (1)
Any person carrying on a business as a motor salvage operator who fails to register with their local authority will be guilty of an offence and will be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale (currently £5,000)
Keeping of Records. Section 7 (4)
Failure to keep the records specified in the Regulations to the Act will be an offence and liable, in summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale (currently £2,500).
Making false statements. Section 10
Any applicant for registration or renewal of registration who knowingly or recklessly makes a false statement or provides false information on their application will be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale (currently £1,000).
Giving false particulars on the sale of salvage. Section 12
Any person who, when selling a motor vehicle to a motor salvage operator, gives a false name or address will be guilty of this offence and liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale (currently £1,000).
If you, have information to pass on the the Council or you requirer more information, about this subject please contact us.
The Council’s Licensing Section Officers can be contacted...
Via
Telephone on 0116 257 2637
Or
Email at licensing@oadby-wigston.gov.uk|