Restrictions on Secondhand Parts sales

The Rovering Member

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I've copied this from a post on another Rover forum:

"A heads up on some new rules being brought in on ebay regarding Environmental Permitting Rules.
If you are selling used parts on any platform, it appears you now have to have a environmental disposal licence, ie a breakers licence.
Basically if you are not a licenced breaker, you are not not allowed to strip cars and sell the parts. To enforce this, the environment dept has found a back door way to enforce, by getting ebay to take down any used parts listings that do not disclose that the cars are stripped on a licenced premise.
This will affect a lot of sellers of used car parts, and could also mean that it will be harder to get hold of used parts apart from buying from a breaker. I am not sure how this will effect some of us here on the Forum, but any of the traders who are selling used parts without a licence may fall foul of the law."

It's apparently being driven by the Environmental Dep't rather than Ebay themselves. Another method of making the running of older cars more difficult from the powers that be.
 
How miserable! If this is actually going to be the case, it flies in the face of heavyweight research on carbon footprints on old cars versus that of production of new cars of any kind. All the metals, plastics and other materials on classic cars was produced 50 years ago and their longevity is surely a benefit. Disregarding emissions, obviously, but anyway.
 
Indeed, you can be inventive, but you still end up sacrificing something.

As long as I come out ahead when the game finishes then I'm happy.

Back on topic, I think that any proposed legislation would be aimed at traders rather than individuals. If you read current UK legislation it specifically mentions the classic car movement, and what does and doesn't constitute "waste" as far as used car parts are concerned.
 
I've copied this from a post on another Rover forum:

"A heads up on some new rules being brought in on ebay regarding Environmental Permitting Rules.
If you are selling used parts on any platform, it appears you now have to have a environmental disposal licence, ie a breakers licence.
Basically if you are not a licenced breaker, you are not not allowed to strip cars and sell the parts. To enforce this, the environment dept has found a back door way to enforce, by getting ebay to take down any used parts listings that do not disclose that the cars are stripped on a licenced premise.
This will affect a lot of sellers of used car parts, and could also mean that it will be harder to get hold of used parts apart from buying from a breaker. I am not sure how this will effect some of us here on the Forum, but any of the traders who are selling used parts without a licence may fall foul of the law."

It's apparently being driven by the Environmental Dep't rather than Ebay themselves. Another method of making the running of older cars more difficult from the powers that be.

Hi, When? There's a press release on GOV.UK site from 2018.

Environment Agency joins forces with eBay to stop illegal vehicle breakers

So are they all over it as we speak?

Colin
 
I haven't heard as such but one of the 75 specialists posted that up on Thursday as though it's fresh news. I'll point out it's old news although it was new to me & a lot of other people so it doesn't seem to have been publicised much & you appear to have been the only one to have googled it.
Which is to your credit. :LOL:

On returning to the post l see others have been googling too & are pointing out the publication date & that this looks like possible unintended consequences that don't seem to affecting anything at present.
As you were.
 
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Apparently someone in the Sd1 Owners Club is being forced to clear his stock of (l assume secondhand) parts due to the legislation. I can't confirm or deny that as l'm not in the club.
Has anyone seen anything of this?
 
The gov.uk article says businesses.. so guessing that individuals are fine, but they may go after clubs, depending on their status.

It's the same crap that you're seeing with ebay putting VAT on certain items, even if you're a private individual.
 
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