The rejected option was the fifth option put forward to try and implement the European End-of-Life Vehicles contract in Britain. It proposed using 'vehicle recovery notes' as evidence for producer responsibility obligations being carried out (see letsrecycle.com story).
However, it is understood that motor manufacturers were not happy with the evidence note route of compliance. Representatives of the manufacturers are now thought to be pushing for the original Option One, preferring each company to be responsible for the ELVs it has actually produced. Manufacturers are also understood to want the freedom to organise their own contracts to carry out the required recovery of materials.
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders have had a series of meetings with the DTI to outline their view.
The Motor Vehicle Dismantlers Association, also involved in the delicate negotiations over the ELV implementation, has said that it is “reasonably happy” with the evidence note approach in the Producer Choice Option.
We want to ensure that the system that is put forward rewards those who physically do the work,” MVDA association secretary Duncan Wemyss told letsrecycle.com. “The MVDA still believes that the evidence note route would give a fair free market position, giving people the choice to deal in evidence notes, not necessarily contracted in, so that the market would set the prices.”
The DTI's ELV consultation group is likely to hold further discussions early in the New Year, but with European Union infraction proceedings underway against the UK (see letsrecycle.com story), government officials are thought to be under increasing pressure to bring the consultation to a close.
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