End of life vehicles

What is an end-of-life vehicle (ELV)?

An end-of-life vehicle (ELV) is a vehicle which is waste within the meaning of Article 3(1) of the Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC, as read with Articles 5 and 6 of that Directive.

The Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC, sets out that waste is ‘any substance or object which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard’.

ELV are vehicles and their components and materials that have become waste. Whether a vehicle is waste depends on the circumstances. This includes the condition of the vehicles, where they came from, the holder’s intention and the way the vehicles are stored and handled.

ELVs include those premature ELVs which might be quite new cars that have become waste as result of accident write-offs and natural ELVs which have reached the end of their life technically or economically.

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