Recycled vehicles

According to End of Life Vehicles Directive (ELV Directive) of the European Union car manufacturers organize the recycling of vehicles in accordance with the applicable legislation. The requirement applies to passenger cars, vans and special vehicles such as recreational vehicles. In Finland, car recycling is coordinated by Finnish Car Recycling Ltd.

Under the ELV Directive, 95% of the weight of an ELV should be re-used and recovered.  The corresponding figures for re-use and recycling is  85%.

The recycling system covers the take-back, deregistration, pre-treatment and shredding of ELVs. Vehicle documents as well as the registration and identification data are verified at the take-back point. Only the owner is entitled to scrap a vehicle. The ELV is also checked for any missing/extra materials and items. When an ELV is removed from the register, the owner is issued a certificate of destruction. The system notifies the insurance company for the termination of the insurance and the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency (Traficom) for the termination of the collection of annual vehicle tax.