Apply for a scrap metal dealer's licence
Before we can issue a scrap metal dealers licence, we have to be satisfied that the applicant is a suitable person.
All applicants for a scrap metal dealers licence must:
- complete the application form
- complete the personal declaration of convictions form.
- provide a basic disclosure certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service which has been issued within 1 month of the application being submitted
- provide a a passport-sized photograph, endorsed on the back by a person of standing in the community as a true likeness of the applicant.
Applications for collector's licences are also required to provide documentation for the vehicles they wish to use to collect scrap metal, including the V5 log book, valid MOT and insurance.
Apply for a scrap metal dealers licence
To apply, download the scrap metal dealer's licence application form, and return once completed to us by email to licensing@southribble.gov.uk. Alternatively you can send the completed form by post to: South Ribble Borough Council Licensing Team, Civic Centre, West Paddock, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 1DH.
You will also need to complete a personal declaration of convictions form and return it to us.