dWTS · DEFRA Digital Waste Tracking Service

    Paper WTNs are being replaced.We file your dWTS for you.

    The UK government is phasing out paper Waste Transfer Notes (WTNs). Every waste movement in England must instead be recorded on the DEFRA Digital Waste Tracking Service (dWTS) — the new national digital registry that replaces the old 2-year paper trail. Vehicall is fully integrated with the dWTS API: every collection is digitally signed, submitted and archived the moment your waste leaves site.

    What is dWTS?

    The Digital Waste Tracking Service

    dWTS (Digital Waste Tracking Service) is the official DEFRA name for the new national digital system replacing paper Waste Transfer Notes (WTNs) and Hazardous Waste Consignment Notes. It's a single registry every licensed waste carrier in England must submit to — proving who produced the waste, what it was, where it went, and how it was treated.

    Under the new rules, producers (you) and carriers (us) are jointly liable. If a collection isn't logged on dWTS, it's not legal. Fly-tipping fines start at £400 and rise to unlimited prosecution.

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    Why dWTS replaces paper WTNs

    • One national database — no more lost paperwork
    • Real-time tracking from producer to final treatment site
    • Mandatory EWC waste-code classification on every load
    • Auto-flagging of fly-tipping and non-compliant carriers
    • 2-year legal retention handled by DEFRA, not you
    Coverage

    Who needs a dWTS record?

    Everyone producing waste in England — homeowner, landlord, business — needs a Digital Waste Tracking Service record for every collection. Vehicall handles the dWTS submission for all of them.

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    Homeowners

    Builders rubble, garden waste, house clearances. Avoid a £400 fly-tipping fine if your waste is later dumped.

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    Sole Traders & SMEs

    Office clears, shopfit strip-outs, builders waste. Mandatory paperwork — automatically e-mailed and stored.

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    Landlords & Estates

    End-of-tenancy, probate, voids. Every collection logged in one searchable archive.

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    From your driveway to DEFRA in 90 seconds.

    vehicalltransport.com/wtn/vh-2026-08412
    Job ID
    VH-2026-08412
    Producer
    12 Hanbury Mews, London N1
    Waste Description (EWC)
    20 03 07 — Bulky household waste · 20 02 01 — Garden waste
    Carrier License
    CBDU571842
    Submission Status Filed
    WTN generated00:00:12
    Customer e-copy sent00:00:14
    DEFRA API · 200 OK00:01:28
    Archived (2-year retention)00:01:30
    100%
    DEFRA-compliant
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    Paperwork for you
    2 yrs
    Auto-archived
    Process

    How auto-submission works

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    You book

    Quote in seconds via WasteLens or the standard form. We assign a job ID and pre-populate your dWTS record with your address, our license CBDU571842, and the agreed waste types.

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    We collect

    Driver confirms collection on the tablet. The dWTS record auto-classifies waste against EWC codes and locks in the time, date, and weight.

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    DEFRA filed

    Our backend pushes the digitally signed record to the DEFRA dWTS API. You receive a stamped PDF confirmation by email within 2 minutes.

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    Archived 24 months

    Searchable archive in your Vehicall account — meets the legal 2-year retention rule with one click for inspectors.