Disposing Of Your Vehicle
Disposing of your Vehicle at the end of its life is no longer just a
matter of dropping it off at your nearest scrap yard or just letting
somebody take it away.
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
(DVLA) must be properly notified of its disposal.
“If you are/or become the registered keeper of a vehicle,
you must ensure that the vehicle is licensed or a SORN declaration has been made. If it is not, you could face a fine and further penalties. Under the system of Continuous Registration (CR), which commenced in January 2004, it is not necessary for your vehicle to be sighted on the public road, for an offence to have been committed.”
“DVLA now has the authority to carry out enforcement action against the registered keeper directly from information held on the vehicle licence records.”
“The registered keeper of an unlicensed vehicle could be fined a minimum of £1000. In addition to this, you will either be required to purchase a licence or declare SORN, pay arrears of duty accrued whilst the vehicle was unlicensed and pay a penalty of £80.
The maximum penalty for making a false declaration by declaring SORN when the vehicle is actually used or kept on a public road is £5000 and two years imprisonment.” (Extract from the DVLA website. DVLA)
Under this new system if you are still listed as the registered keeper with DVLA all these offences will be your responsibility and you will have to pay.
There is a simple way to make sure that this does not happen to you.
All you need do is deliver your End of Life Vehicle to an Authorised Treatment Facility(ATF) permitted by the Environment Agencies.
The ATF receiving your vehicle will issue you with a Certificate of Destruction which ends your responsibility for the vehicle from its date of issue. All MVDA Members are required to be registered as ATFs and can offer this service.
Disposing of your vehicle to an MVDA member not only means that you can get your Certificate of Destruction but also that your vehicle will be de-polluted and recycled to the highest possible standard. Protecting you and protecting the environment.
Just search our list of members to find your nearest operator who will be pleased to assist (collection can almost always be arranged if required).
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