Anyone who wants to go into business as a scrap metal dealer must have a licence. Licences last for three years. Trading without one is a criminal offence.
There are two types of licence specified in the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 - Collector's Licence and Site Licence.
Please note, a dealer can only hold one type of licence in a local authority area; you must decide whether you're going to have a Site Licence or a (mobile) Collector's Licence in Middlesbrough.