Certificate of Destruction

The EU's new ELV Directive makes the last owner of a vehicle responsible for its disposal. Owners must be issued with a Certificate of Destruction (CoD) from an Authorised Treatment Facility (ATF) like Reclamet or they could face hefty fines or even end up in prison.

The certificate acts as proof that a vehicle has been destroyed - meaning the owner's car tax and other obligations are at an end. It also shows that the car has gone through the correct recycling processes, which will help to reduce significantly the half a million tonnes of vehicle waste that is currently dumped in UK landfill each year.

If you do not obtain a CoD, you could be liable, as the owner, for road tax. In addition if the car is subsequently abandoned, under the Clean Neighbourhood Act, 2005, a local authority is now able to issue a £200 fixed penalty for the dumping of a car and under the refuse disposal act, an illegal dumper could be fined up to £2500 and face three months in prison.