Scrap metal dealers licence

Anyone carrying out business as a Scrap Metal Dealer and/or a Motor Salvage Operator within Harborough District must be licensed.

There are 2 types of licences:

Site licence - lets you buy and sell metal from a fixed location within the Harborough district
Collectors licence – a collectors licence allows you to travel within Harborough district to collect scrap metal

You cannot hold both a site licence and a collectors licence with the same council.

Apply

The fees for applications can be found here

Scrap Metal Dealers Licences last for 3 years and then you must renew your licence.

As part of the application we will carry out checks to ensure that the applicant is a suitable person to hold a licence:

A check will be made for any relevant offences and enforcement action
In order to verify a persons name and address checks will be made of relevant documents
All applicants and named persons will be required to prove their identity using photographic identification and a utility bill

You and every person listed on the application form needs to submit a Basic Disclosure Certificate from Disclosure Scotland.

In addition to a site or collectors licence, you may need:

A waste management licence, a waste carriers licence and/or a hazardous waste licence from the Environment Agency
To register the business with the Health and Safety Executive