Registration of scrap metal dealers
How to obtain a licence to become a scrap metal dealer
| Licence summary | To be a scrap metal dealer, you need to register with your local authority. No fee is payable for this registration |
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| Eligibility criteria | A scrap metal dealer shall be classed as carrying on a business in the local authority area if any of the following apply:
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| Regulation summary | |
| Application evaluation process | Applicants must provide the following:
A registration will last for a period of 3 years. The registered dealer must notify the local authority of any changes to these details or if they cease to be a scrap metal dealer. |
| Will tacit consent apply? | Yes. This means that you will be able to act as though your application is granted if you have not heard from the local authority by the end of the target completion period |
| Apply online | Apply for registration as a scrap metal dealer Tell us about a change to your existing registration as a scrap metal dealer |
| Failed application redress | Please contact your Local Authority in the first instance. |
| Licence holder redress | Please contact your Local Authority in the first instance. |
| Consumer complaint | We would always advise that in the event of a complaint the first contact is made with the trader by you - preferably in the form a letter (with proof of delivery). If that has not worked, if you are located in the UK, Consumer Direct will give you advice. From outside the UK contact the UK European Consumer Centre. |
| Other redress | E.g. about noise, pollution, etc. Also should one licence holder complain about another. |
| Trade associations | |
