End of Life Vehicles
A European Directive, known as the ‘ELV Directive’ sets out specific measures to be put in place by Member States in relation to the collection, storage, treatment, dismantling, reuse, recycling and disposal of end-of-life vehicles.
Vehicle Owner Obligations
If you own a vehicle and you intend to discard that vehicle as waste, you are required to deposit that vehicle at an authorised treatment facility (ATF) for appropriate treatment and recovery, or alternatively give your end of life (ELV) vehicle to an appropriately authorised, premitted waste collector.
If you dispose of an ELV at an ATF or give your ELV to a permitted waste collector, please ensure you receive a Certificate of Destruction and retain it as proof of lawful disposal.
Contact Donegal County Council for a list of authorised treatment facilities.
It is an offence to abandon a vehicle on any private or public land.
It is also an offence to dispose of your ELV at a premises that is not authorised under a valid Waste Facility Permit or give your ELV to a person who does not hold an appropriate Waste Collection Permit.
Producer Obligations
The Waste Management (End-of-Life Vehicles) Regulations 2006 place obligations on producers - vehicle manufacturers and professional importers:
- to establish national collection systems for the recovery and treatment of end-of-life vehicles. Owners of intact end-of-life cars and vans can deposit them free-of-charge at authorised treatment facilities.
- each producer's national collection system is required to have at least one authorised treatment facility in every city and county council area that will provide free take-back for vehicles of that producer's brand or for which that producer has responsibility.
- each producer is required to register with each local authority and to provide specified information to the local authorities to accompany their registration.
Information
More information in relation to disposal of your ELV can be found at the following location: ELVES | How to recycle your scrap car
Legislation
www.irishstatutebook.ie/2006/en/si/0282.html