Vehicle repair and maintenance PPGs

The Environment Agency, Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) and SEPA have produced a range of UK-wide Pollution Prevention Guidelines (PPGs). Each PPG targets a particular industry sector or activity and provides advice on legal responsibilities and good environmental practice.

The PPGs listed below are those that are likely to be of most interest to vehicle repair and maintenance businesses.

PPG 1 General guide to the prevention of pollution (Adobe PDF – 95.8KB)

NEW PPG 2 Above ground oil storage tanks (Adobe PDF - 276KB)

PPG 3 Use and design of oil separators in surface water drainage systems (Adobe PDF – 78.6KB)

PPG 4 Treatment and disposal of sewage where no foul sewer is available (Adobe PDF – 244KB)

PPG 5 Works and maintenance in or near water (Adobe PDF – 894KB)

PPG 7 Refuelling facilities (Adobe PDF – 664KB)

PPG 8 Safe storage and disposal of used oils (Adobe PDF – 76KB)

PPG 13 Vehicle washing and cleaning (Adobe PDF – 175KB)

PPG 18 Managing fire water and major spillages (Adobe PDF – 131KB)

PPG 19 has been withdrawn. For garage and vehicle service centre pollution prevention, read our guidance on waste management and vehicle repair and maintenance.

PPG 21 Pollution incident response planning (Adobe PDF – 318KB)

PPG 22 Incident response - dealing with spills (Adobe PDF - 549KB)

PPG 23 Maintenance of structures replaced by PPG 5 (Adobe PDF – 894KB)

PPG 26 Drums and intermediate bulk containers (Adobe PDF - 351KB)

PPG 27 Installation, decommissioning and removal of underground storage tanks (Adobe PDF – 95.3KB)

In England and Wales, use the Environment Agency's 10-point checklist of essential environmental management practices:

Is your site right? (Adobe PDF - 57.1 KB)