Apply for or renew a scrap metal dealer licence: step by step

How to apply for or renew a site licence or a collector licence to deal scrap metal.

To conduct business as a scrap metal dealer you need a licence.

Scrap metal is defined as: 'Any old waste or discarded metal or metallic material and any product article or assembly which is made from or contains metal and is broken/ worn out or regarded by its last holder as having reached the end of its useful life'.

To run a motor salvage business, you must also apply for a scrap metal licence. 

  1. Submit an application

    Site licences and collector licences, evidence you need to submit and fees.

  2. Licence conditions

    Includes information you must keep and record.

  3. Make a change

    How to change your business name or tell us that you have stopped trading.