Collectors licensing information
What is a collectors licence?
A collectors licence authorises the licensee to carry on business as a mobile collector in the city of Derby. Your licence will allow you to collect in areas shown within the black line on the scrap metal dealers area map.
If you wish to collect in another council area, you must contact the relevant council for an application form.
Every person working on a vehicle collecting scrap metal must be licensed unless they are properly employed by a business licensed as a site or hold a collector’s licence. A certified copy of that licence must be displayed in the vehicle.
Each business requires a licence. Self-employed people are classed as a business. If you are self-employed and share a vehicle, each self-employed person will require a licence in their own right, in order to collect scrap metal.
Please note these licences do not replace the waste carrier's licence. To deal in and collect scrap in Derby you will be required to hold a licence issued by us and a waste carriers licence that is issued by the Environment AgencyOpens in new tab.