On the current V5C, use the yellow section labelled “sell, transfer or part-exchange your vehicle to the motor trade”. Keep that perforated section as the keeper's handover record and give the rest of the V5C to the authorised treatment facility, following the current GOV.UK scrapping instructions.
Why do some websites say section 9 or section 4?
V5C designs and section numbers have changed. Older advice may call the yellow motor-trade slip section 9, while searches also mention section 4 on a newer-style document. A number quoted without the document version can send you to the wrong box.
Use the colour and the full motor-trade wording on the V5C you actually hold. Do not fill a private new-keeper section merely because an old article names it, and do not post or share a photograph of the full document reference number.
What gets filled in for a scrap-car handover?
Check the registration and keeper details first. The motor-trade section records the transfer to the trader or treatment route and the real date it happened. Use the collector or facility's correct business details and never alter the date to make a collection look earlier or later.
Blackburn Scrap Yard checks the relevant V5C information, completes the motor-trade transfer notification with the registered keeper's consent and supplies the confirmation. Keep the yellow section, dated receipt and confirmation together. They show which vehicle moved, who received it and when.
Is the yellow slip the Certificate of Destruction?
No. The yellow V5C slip concerns the keeper-to-motor-trade transfer. If an eligible car or light van is completely scrapped, the receiving authorised treatment facility separately creates a Certificate of Destruction. If it repairs and resells the vehicle, a CoD is not issued.
Do not wait for a later destruction record before checking that the transfer confirmation has the right registration and date. The two records answer different questions.
What if the yellow section is missing?
Tell us before the recovery vehicle is sent. Do not copy a reference from an old logbook or invent one. Depending on the circumstances, the registered keeper may need the official alternative route or a replacement V5C. The lost V5C guide explains the identity, authority and vehicle details to prepare.
What if the registered keeper has died?
The bereavement route is different. The estate representative uses the DVLA Sensitive Casework instructions and sends the appropriate section with a letter containing the relationship, date of death and tax-refund details. Blackburn Scrap Yard supplies and completes the trader information needed for that process.
Legal Context
Use the current yellow motor-trade wording rather than an old section number. The motor-trade transfer and the receiving ATF destruction record are separate, and a bereavement transfer follows the Sensitive Casework route.
Why This Matters
The common mistakes are following an obsolete section number, exposing the V5C reference in a photo, using a false handover date or treating the yellow slip as the Certificate of Destruction.
Quick Step-by-Step Summary
- Find the yellow motor-trade wording on the current V5C
- Check the keeper, vehicle, trader and true handover date
- We complete the transfer notification with consent
- Keep the yellow slip, receipt and confirmation
- Retain any later ATF destruction record separately
Sources & References
- GOV.UK vehicle-scrapping and bereavement transfer guidance
Helpful External Links
- https://www.gov.uk/scrapped-and-written-off-vehicles/how-to-scrap-vehicle
- https://www.gov.uk/tell-dvla-about-bereavement/selling-the-vehicle