How Scrap your car in the UK
Not so long ago, if a car has no MOT or was too expensive to stay on the road, you can expect to pay to get it off your hands.
The alternative was to drive to a local scrap dealer often a numbing pastime of driving with your pride and joy to the nearest place, saying an emotional farewell on his way to crush, leaving a handful change then you need to arrange a lift home Not very pleasant experience, or profitable.
But the process has changed dramatically the case in recent years, largely because of the Internet and changes in legislation Today, if you need to send your car on his last trip there many options.
So how do you legally scrap that Banger loved parked in your driveway and get the best price.
One option is to use a valuation of scrap online, for example to get an estimate You enter your zip code and the registration and on-site research for the best local price You can get quotes for the collection and delivery prices often quite similar.
Quotes depend on the location, size of the car and scrap metal prices for example, recently quoted CarTakeBack 195 to collect a Nissan Almera in Anstruther, Fife, delivered 205, 135 to collect an Audi A3 Twickenham , southwest of London, delivered 175, and 170 to collect a Ford Mondeo in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, 180 delivered.
CarTakeBack recycles car if hazardous materials won t end up in a landfill and sorts the papers with the DVLA, emailing or posting a CoD certificate of destruction.
Another idea is to donate your car to charity by organizations such as or.
They'll usually get your junk vehicle for free and either auction or scrap, giving the proceeds to a charity in the UK of your choice is also a good way to get rid of other elements, such takes vans, machinery farm trucks computers and flat screen TVs as well as take the hassle digging ditches your unwanted products, using this method means that you will have a positive feeling to give something back.
Will Taylor Berkshire donated her 1992 VW Polo via CharityCar earlier this year, the executive has raised sales 25 115 years for the automotive charity BEN.
T I would have been able to sell my old car, so thought I'd donate to leave a charity benefit, said Will It was a very simple process I recorded the details of me and my car and received a call on the collection the guy stood up, I signed the form V5 say I am happy to give it, and was it I received an email to say they 115; of high value scrap.
I think it's really a smart way to give money to charity, I would highly recommend it.
Whichever method you choose when your vehicle's reached the end of the road, just be careful to dispose of it legally.
Alison Price, CarTakeBack responsible marketing, advises When recycling of their car, it is vital for motorists to ensure that documents are properly filled.
You should receive a DVLA certificate of destruction for the vehicle Otherwise, make sure that the ownership of the car is transferred to recycling via the V5C registration certificate or logbook.
And, of course, remember to request a refund for any unused insurance and road tax.
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