Welcome to the Vehicle Recyclers Association

the trade body for vehicle recycling professionals

Spare Parts

The use of second hand vehicle parts is as old as the motor car itself, and is probably the single greatest success story in the reuse/ recycling of any consumer product. Apart from saving you money & creating employment in the UK, it has enormous environmental benefits.

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Sell or Scrap a Vehicle

Selling your vehicle to someone advertising in a local newspaper or on the Internet, especially if they have no premises & operate with just a mobile number, is fraught with risk. Chances are they are illegal. To avoid fines for speeding, parking or tax offences, only use VRA members.

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Buy a Damaged Vehicle

Buying salvage can be a great way to save money, & get the vehicle you want for a fraction of forecourt prices. But to make the most of it you need to understand exactly what you’re doing; in particular, what to avoid.

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About the VRA

VRA represents the interests of members to Government, other industry sectors & consumers. It provides advice & guidance to members, and encourages professionalism in order to give confidence to ‘consumers’ that its members are operating legally & that they meet certain standards

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Welcome to the VEHICLE RECYCLERS' ASSOCIATION, the trade body for vehicle recycling professionals

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Representing the interests of vehicle recycling professionals since 1943

The Vehicle Recyclers' Association (formerly known as the Motor Vehicle Dismantlers' Association - MVDA) was formed in 1943, and has been representing the interests of UK vehicle recyclers ever since.  Our members, many of which are older than the Association itself, are spread throughout the UK - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - and were quietly going about their business of recycling motor vehicles long before the term 'circular economy' became trendy.

Latest News

  • VRAC.PARTS

    28/11/2024

    Some VRA members will recently have seen reference to vrac.parts at our conference & on our Facebook pages. So, what is vrac.parts? Vrac.parts is a new web portal, currently being developed by Eladene, that lists parts from VRA certified recyclers. This new portal is intended to provide another route to market for certified recyclers– along with each recycler’s own on-line shop, over-the-counter, telesales etc. & of course on-line platforms such as eBay. It also facilitates inter-trading between certified recyclers. It IS intended to help certified recyclers sell more parts. It is NOT intended to compete with or add....

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  • EV BATTERY DISPOSAL: 2 NEW OPTIONS

    26/11/2024

    There are still severe problems with getting many vehicle manufacturers to collect unwanted EV batteries. We are aware of 2 new potential disposal options: Altilium offer to pay for unwanted batteries https://www.recell.store/ . EMR. The details can be found in the new VRA magazine & are also included here as pdf attachments. To date we have not received any feedback on how useful these new offerings are to members, so please let us know. Be aware that you will probably need to provide some basic information about the batteries, as has been set out in the last few VRA magazines.

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  • EA CONSULTATION ON NEW WASTE CRIME CHARGES

    12/11/2024

    The EA has just launched a consultation on proposed new charges on permitted sites. The purpose is to raise more money to deal with problem permitted sites & also to provide more funding for enforcement action against illegal operators. These new charges are proposed to come into effect in April 2025. The consultation runs until 20th January 2025. You will note the very short time-scale between the end of the consultation (20/01/25) & the point at which the new fees apply (01/04/25) is extremely short ....

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