Licence summary
If you are a motor salvage operator within the borough of Basingstoke and Deane, you must be registered with Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.
Eligibility Criteria
A person is a motor salvage operator if they:
- recover for reuse or sale, in whole or in part, salvageable parts from motor vehicles and sell or otherwise dispose of the rest of the vehicle
- mainly or wholly buy written-off vehicles and repair and resale the same vehicle
- mainly or wholly sell or buy motor vehicles that are to be subject to any of the two activities above
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carry out activities that fall under the latter two points above
Regulation Summary
A summary of the regulation relating to this licence.
Application Evaluation Process
Applications for registration must be accompanied by a fee of £80.50.
Applications will be refused if the local authority is not satisfied that the applicant is a fit and proper person to carry on business as a motor salvage operator. The local authority will consult with the local police authority in order to determine a registration and will take into account any relevant previous convictions.
If an application or an application for a renewal is refused the local authority does not have to consider any other applications by the person for three years from the date of refusal.
A local authority may cancel a registration and does not have to consider any application for registration from the cancelled operator for three years from the date of the cancellation.
If a local authority intends to refuse an application or cancel a registration they must serve a notice on the applicant or operator. The notice must give details of what they are proposing to do, the reasons for it and the period during which the person may make representations. This period must not be less than 14 days and starts from the date of service of the notice.
A notice will be served detailing the decision of the local authority as to whether to grant an application, renew a registration or cancel a registration.
Notice of changes to registered information must be made to the local authority within 28 days of the change.
Will Tacit Consent Apply?
Tacit Consent applies to this application. 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 which is 90 days.
Making an online application
You can apply for a motor salvage operators registration online through the UK Business Link website. You must complete the full application process online including payment and upload your completed application form to the online system. In order to complete the online application process you will require a government gateway registration.
Further guidance on the online application procedure can be found on the EU Services Directive section of our website
Apply online for a motor salvage operator licence
Surrender your motor salvage operator licence
Apply online to change your motor salvage operators licence (e.g change of name/home address details)
Making a Manual Application
If you prefer to submit a paper application by post or by hand to the council offices you MUST complete the relevant application form which can be found at the bottom of this page. Once complete you can submit your application to the Licensing Team by post or by hand at the below address.
The application must be accompanied by the appropriate fee, all cheques made payable to Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.
Failed Application Redress
Please contact Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in the first instance.
If an application is refused applicants may appeal to the local Magistrates court. Applications must be made within 21 days of service of the local authority notice.
Licence Holder Redress
Please contact Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council in the first instance.
If an application for renewal is refused or a registration is cancelled the operator may appeal to the local Magistrates court. Applications must be made within 21 days of service of the local authority notice.
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
If you are not happy about other issues such as noise, pollution, etc please contact Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council.
