Automotive Wastes

Abandoning vehicles at the roadside or in a field is illegal and if caught you may be prosecuted.

The removal and disposal of abandoned vehicles costs the taxpayer thousands of pounds a year. If there is an abandoned car on the public highway you should contact the Isle of Wight Council, Highways Maintenance Department, on 01983 823777.

If you see an untaxed vehicle

See scrap vehicles below for more details.

Try selling your caravan to a registered trader (details in the phone book) or on an online auction site such as wightbay or ebay.

An un-sellable caravan can be taken to a scrap yard so that it can be stripped down and reused or recycled. See scrap vehicles below.

Car batteries should be taken to one of the household waste recycling centres, or they can be recycled at Clifton Scrap Yard.

Cliftongrade Ltd, Newport Road, Cowes: 01983 292611
Open Monday-Friday 08.00 – 17.00; Saturday – 08.00 – 13.00  

It is illegal to pour engine oil down the drain or burn it. Both engine oil and filters can be disposed of at the Lynnbottom household waste recycling centre where there is a designated area for the engine oil and filters.
Please do not dispose of it any other way.

Up to 80% of a car can be recycled as scrap - and should be taken to a scrap metal merchant for recycling and disposal. The Cliftongrade Scrap Metal Yard will accept scrap cars, which will be dismantled at an appropriate facility.
Look in the phone book for alternative car dismantlers.

Cliftongrade Ltd, Newport Road, Cowes: 01983 292611
Open Monday-Friday 08.00 – 17.00; Saturday – 08.00 – 13.00  

Tyres can no longer be sent to landfill. Recycled tyres are used as a fuel base for power stations and crumbing for compounds used in making safer playground surfaces.

Tyres are accepted at the household waste recycling centres

Some tyre outlets (ATS, National Tyre Service Quick Fit etc.) accept old tyres for a small charge for recycling or safe disposal. Look in the phone book for their details and contact them for advice.