Current ELV Legislation
Every year, more than one million vehicles get scrapped in the UK. These end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) need to be stored, treated, and disposed of correctly to avoid polluting the environment. For this reason, there are strict regulations concerning the processing of ELVs.
At ELV Training, our goal is to educate workers in these regulations, ensuring that safe processes are upheld at all times.
What is the Current Legislation on ELVs?
The current ELV legislation consists of the European ELV Directive (Directive 2000/53/EC) and The End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations 2003. These outline the ways in which ELVs should be legally transported, stored, depolluted, and disposed of.
What are the Aims of Current ELV Legislation?
There are several objectives that the current legislation looks to achieve.
The legislation aims to:
Influence the design of vehicles to make them and their components easier to recycle.
Reduce the use of certain hazardous materials in vehicle manufacture to enable safer and easier disposal of waste from ELVs.
Standardise requirements to ensure that sites storing or treating ELVs have a permit and are operating suitably to prevent pollution.
Increase the amount of material recycled from waste vehicles and reduce the level of waste going to landfill.
Don’t Get Left Behind...
ELV Training makes sure to keep up with all the latest news and updates from the ELV industry. We are invested in providing training courses that accurately represent modern legislation and teach students how to process the latest cars and technologies.
We keep an eye on potential future developments and adapt our courses accordingly, ensuring our programs and qualifications stay relevant well into the future.
Why Does Current ELV Legislation Need to Change?
The European ELV Directive (Directive 2000/53/EC) is now over 20 years old, having been introduced in October 2000. Similarly, The End-of-Life Vehicles Regulations were released in 2003.
Vehicle production and manufacture has undergone significant changes since then. Modern vehicles use a range of materials, components, technologies and electronics that were not present 20 years ago.
This has created new and specific challenges for their recovery and recycling from ELVs. The growing number of electric vehicles on the market is already bringing additional challenges to the sector.
To keep up with the changes and advancements in modern motor vehicles, the EU is evaluating whether the current legislation is fit for purpose. Legislation will need to change and adapt so as not to become outdated.