Waste Carrier licence - what a joke.

[dudders]

Got the message in the other thread about police checks, and decided maybe I'd look at the cost of a licence for taking my scrap to the dealer every year, something I've been doing forever.

Top of the Google page for "Waste Carrier Licence" was a site looking very official offering Low Tier licences for £35. "Not too bad", I thought, but the next entry was offering the same licence for £32.50. ""Funny", I thought" (remember that?). So poked around a bit and found the damn thing is free! These scammers set up their sites, make you think they're the official business, and basically pinch your dosh. But of course they'd say they're charging for getting you your licence, so not illegal. But it's immoral and should be stopped.

And what's it all about anyway? To get a licence, you just give your name, address, phone and email. Done. So a 6-year old could get one. Or a monkey. I might get a licence in the name of my dog, come to think of it. You don't need a driving licence, insurance, proper vehicle, anything.

What a total waste of time.

 

[milkloss]

Don't you have all the licences with the EA? they don't remind you when they've expired now but you need one for tyres used on a pit, burning hedge cuttings, porta potties etc. The list is huge.

 

[Barleycorn]

Same with tossers setting up websites to tell you whether a vehicle is taxed / MOTed. Free from the government, but scammers are always at the top of Google searches.

 

[7610 super q]

Ah what you need is an old Transit tipper. No licence required !!

 

[Simon Chiles]

Ah what you need is an old Transit tipper. No licence required !!

...and very unlikely to be stopped. It also doesn’t need an mot or insurance.

 

[Steevo]

...and very unlikely to be stopped. It also doesn’t need an mot or insurance.

Cheap on fuel too I bet!

Makes you wonder why everyone doesn't own one....!

 

[Tomr10]

Theres a lot out there you can also pay/hack to have your site show up first

 

[Bullring]

Do you actually need one if it’s your own scrap?

 

[roscoe erf]

Do you actually need one if it’s your own scrap?

pretty sure you need the carriers licence and not a waste transfer licence

 

[thesilentone]

pretty sure you need the carriers licence and not a waste transfer licence

You need a licence to carry scrap, or building waste, easy to get and free.

 

[Banana Bar]

I’ve always found EA, licenses or exemptions very easy to obtain.

 

[Steevo]

I’ve always found EA, licenses or exemptions very easy to obtain.

The only thing involving the EA that actually is...!

 

[kiwi pom]

Got the message in the other thread about police checks, and decided maybe I'd look at the cost of a licence for taking my scrap to the dealer every year, something I've been doing forever.

Top of the Google page for "Waste Carrier Licence" was a site looking very official offering Low Tier licences for £35. "Not too bad", I thought, but the next entry was offering the same licence for £32.50. ""Funny", I thought" (remember that?). So poked around a bit and found the damn thing is free! These scammers set up their sites, make you think they're the official business, and basically pinch your dosh. But of course they'd say they're charging for getting you your licence, so not illegal. But it's immoral and should be stopped.

And what's it all about anyway? To get a licence, you just give your name, address, phone and email. Done. So a 6-year old could get one. Or a monkey. I might get a licence in the name of my dog, come to think of it. You don't need a driving licence, insurance, proper vehicle, anything.

What a total waste of time.

I think there's quite a few things out there that you either don't actually need or don't have to pay a fortune for if you actually read the rules. But there's an increasing number of 'experts' that set up to make money out of compliance.
Just look at the H&S job.

 

[Wombat]

There was a program the other night where someone ended up inside for running a business charging to get E111 health cards which are free

 

[Deutzdx3]

I think there's quite a few things out there that you either don't actually need or don't have to pay a fortune for if you actually read the rules. But there's an increasing number of 'experts' that set up to make money out of compliance.
Just look at the H&S job.

Ce certification is another. It's free, you have to find the directive and compile a dossier showing you've looked and expedited each one. Companies charging 1-5k for ce certification compliance. [emoji34]

 

[Banana Bar]

The only thing involving the EA that actually is...!

I disagree. I’ve found the EA to be very helpful.

 

[Dry Rot]

But it's not waste unless no one has a use for it. Personally, I occasionally carry items of great artistic merit and I defy anyone to prove me wrong. If a pile of bricks and an unmade bed can be worth a fortune, what may appear to you to be a pile of scrap is a collector's item of great value to me. Until I get to the scrap yard, anyway.

 

[Purli R]

Where do you apply for a license for havin a shite? Is it perforated?

 

[Tarw Coch]

But it's not waste unless no one has a use for it. Personally, I occasionally carry items of great artistic merit and I defy anyone to prove me wrong. If a pile of bricks and an unmade bed can be worth a fortune, what may appear to you to be a pile of scrap is a collector's item of great value to me. Until I get to the scrap yard, anyway.

Scrap has a use and a value so should it be classed as waste?

 

[Exfarmer]

Do you actually need one if it’s your own scrap?

As I understand it , you do not need a licence to take your own household waste to the tip, but if you are a trader, business or carrier of other peoples domestic waste , then you do.