On-line automotive market large eBay has relaunched its Licensed Recycled components enterprise, which noticed a ten% year-on-year enhance in gross sales in 2022.

eBay has supported the relaunch of its Licensed Recycled components enterprise with a new white paper that appears at the advantages of switching to used components for repariers, bodyshops, insurers and motorists.

eBay mentioned repairers and clients can save as much as 70% on the price of used components in comparison with Authentic Tools Producer (OEM) half RRP.

Licensed Recycled components are bought by companies which have been checked and authorized by the Automobile Recyclers Affiliation (VRA) and are topic to an annual audit of their processes and insurance policies.

This implies any half listed as Licensed Recycled has been sourced from and will be traced to an end-of-life automobile, and has been precisely recognized, recorded, examined and graded.

All Licensed Recycled automobile physique components include a 12 month guarantee and all mechanical components are lined by a 3 month guarantee.

Final 12 months, eBay UK consumers shopping for used automotive components and equipment saved greater than 16,000 tonnes of CO2e (carbon dioxide equal) and prevented 3,000,000kg of waste from ending up in landfills, just by selecting to not purchase a box-fresh half.

Insurers and bodyshops are more and more wanting to make use of recycled components as a manner to assist decarbonise the restore course of and provide a extra sustainable different to new components.

Dr Tony Tong, head of automotive at eBay UK, mentioned: “Licensed Recycled components generally is a large profit to clients and companies alike.

“With components delays, rising prices and extra focus than ever on making the suitable selections to scale back our carbon footprint, these components have the potential to assist get monetary savings, time and the setting. 

“We’re making it as simple as doable for individuals to seek out these components, and to know the potential advantages they bring about, within the hope that motorists will more and more select Licensed Recycled components as alternate options to purchasing model new gadgets.”

The primary Licensed Recycled half was listed on eBay in June 2020, and {the marketplace} now hosts 81 licensed sellers throughout the UK. Gross sales of the components proceed to develop, with a rise of greater than 10% between 2021 and 2022.

Based on eBay analysis, 16.1% of motorists typically purchase recycled components to save cash, whereas 14% select used gadgets to scale back their carbon emissions.

Whereas some automotive house owners are comfortable to purchase components themselves, one-in-10 said they would favor to purchase recycled components from an expert service centre, highlighting the vital function that garages and workshops can play in altering purchaser behaviour.