End of Life Vehicles Directive

Around two million vehicles reach the end of their life in the UK each year. Currently, between 74-80% of the weight of a typical ELV is re-used or recycled.

The End-of-Life Vehicles (ELVs) Directive (2000/53/EC) is concerned with cars, vans and certain three-wheeled vehicles. Its main requirements are for Member States to ensure that:

• Producers limit the use of certain hazardous substances in the manufacture of new vehicles and automotive components and promote the recyclability of their vehicles
• ELVs are subject to de-pollution prior to dismantling, recycling or disposal
• Treatment facilities operate to higher environmental standards and have permits if they want to deal with undepolluted ELVs
• Certain recovery and recycling targets are met by 1 January 2006 and 1 January 2015
• Producers pay ‘all or a significant part’ of the costs of treating negative or nil value ELVs at treatment facilities by 2007

To find out more about the ELV directive please visit:

- www.netregs.gov.uk

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