§ — Glossary
The vocabulary of dismantling.
The Sustain360 glossary is a 24-term industry reference covering vehicle dismantling, EU and UK regulation, the parts and binning workflow, the channel landscape, and the platform's own tenant model. Each term carries its own canonical URL, a 150–300 word definition, and DefinedTerm structured data — easy to cite, easy to crawl, easy to cross-reference.
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5 terms- Cat N / Cat S (UK)UK insurance write-off categories indicating the severity of accident damage.
- Certificate of DestructionThe UK document confirming a vehicle's permanent withdrawal from registration.
- Code-128A high-density linear barcode used widely in logistics.
- Compatibility GroupA grouping of vehicle models that share a given part — the basis of fitment.
- Core ChargeA refundable deposit paid against a rebuildable part, returned when the old unit is sent back.
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5 terms- Part Grading (A / B / C)A consistent rubric for the condition of a used part — A perfect, B serviceable, C usable with defects.
- PartVisorA European parts marketplace surfacing dismantler inventory to a wider buyer pool.
- Pickup SlipThe document accompanying a customer collection — paper or digital — confirming what is being collected.
- PrestaShopAn open-source PHP e-commerce platform widely used by European parts retailers.
- Producer ResponsibilityThe principle that vehicle producers are responsible for the take-back and treatment of end-of-life vehicles.