Scheme Summary
Car dealerships have the responsibility of administering the car scrappage scheme
This process will be an extra cost to dealerships
Dealerships will need to partner with a scrap car recycler that maximises scrap value using a legislative compliant process
Sims Metal Management can help dealers recoup a significant percentage of the manufacturer scrappage scheme contribution
Sims Metal Management has 35 UK scrap car processing centres, with a wider network offering over 200 geographical locations.
Choose Sims Metal Management as your government car scrappage scheme partner
The UK Government has implemented its Car Scrappage (Vehicle discount) scheme to revive the UK vehicle manufacturing industry. By contributing £1,000 of tax payer’s money alongside a £1,000 contribution from the Vehicle Manufacturers, car purchasers will be able to achieve a minimum of £2,000 discount on a new vehicle when they trade their old one for scrap.
Car dealerships are to be charged with the administration of this scheme; administration that will involve managing a hazardous waste stream - End of Life Vehicles (ELV), from receipt to appropriate disposal. This will be an extra cost incurred by your business.
All vehicles received in this scheme must be scrapped. As such it is vitally important that you choose your recycler to maximise the value you achieve for the scrap.
If the public’s appetite for this scheme is as healthy as projected, your showroom’s forecourt could soon be filled with hazardous waste that will need professional management. By choosing Sims Metal Management as your scrappage partner you could re coup a significant percentage of the manufacturer contribution.
Sims Metal Management is the world’s largest metal recycler bringing a wide range of expertise to metal recycling in the UK. With over 35 local operations, and 100’s of partners, we can offer a comprehensive vehicle depollution and recycling service at industry leading prices.
Sims Metal Management recovers and de pollutes 100,000 ELVs through its own network of Authorised Treatment Facilities (ATF’s), each year. Each one of our facilities has reached the 2008 BERR compliance TARGET OF 85%.
Depolluted cars crushed for transportation to one of four UK Sims Metal Management shredders
Our Recycle Your Car network offers a service to educate ELV owners on where, how and why they should be properly disposing of their vehicle. The network’s membership of over 200 ATFs ensures local presence in most areas.
Sims Metal Management operates 4 advanced shredder facilities in the UK, which together recycle 400,000 vehicles, recovering materials and refining them into valuable commodities.
Sims Metal Management is responsible for reselling over 17 million tonnes of material on the global commodities markets, ensuring we can gain best value for material, passing this value back to our clients.
Contact Sims Metal Management today to discuss how we can help you recycle scrap cars arising from the government's car scrappage scheme.
Email us or call 0808 20 200 66 today!