Disposable Motoring

The European Union drew up the End-of-Life Vehicles (ELVs) Directive in September 2000. This came into effect on the 3rd November 2003. It set recycling targets of 85% of all ELVs by January 2006 and 95% by January 2015. This EC Directive of End-of-Life vehicles aims to reduce or prevent the amount of waste produced from vehicles at the end of their useful life and increase the recovery and recycling of old vehicles.  Some manufacturers are already at the 2015 figures for some of their cars. So when thinking about your next car, choose one that was designed to be scrapped. The good news is that if you have an old banger, gone are the days when you paid someone to take it off your hands. The rising costs of raw materials mean many scrap yards will take your car away for free and some will even pay you for the vehicle!