Scrappage
process could stop . . but the vehicle should not be put back
on the road
This clarification
appears in the latest FBHVC Newsletter. The MG Car Club is a
member organisation.
Posted: 1.2.10
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Scrappage
scheme clarification
In response to a question from one of the Federation of British
Historic Vehicle Clubs (FBHVC) member organisations regarding
how an historic vehicle that has passed through the Scrappage
Scheme could be saved, the Department for Business, Innovation
and Skills (BIS) sent the Federation the following statement:
"A Certificate of Destruction must be issued for all Scrappage
Scheme vehicles. Whatever their age or condition, these vehicles
are effectively being declared End of Life Vehicle (ELVs) by
their last owners at the dealerships which accept them. To comply
with the 2003 ELV Regulations, the vehicle must be initially
treated at an Authorised Treatment Facility (ATF), to the standards
required (fluids drained, battery and tyres removed, airbags
deployed or removed), and it would then no longer be classed
as hazardous waste.
The scrapping process could stop at that stage and the vehicle
could be preserved and sold on, should the ATF wish to do so.
Although a vehicle should not be put back on the road, even
if this is possible, it could be saved for display or donation
to a museum.
Further
information is available from the Vehicle Scrappage Team, Tel:
020 7215 5000. Email: scrappage@berr.gsi.gov.uk"
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