You can get in touch with your insurance company and cancel your cover after your car has been collected. If you cancel your insurance before collection, you’ll be breaking the law if you drive the car on a public road.
No, unfortunately, it’s not possible to drop your car off with our scrap partners – but we can arrange collection from any location that suits you.
When you accept the quote that you’ve been offered, you’ll be able to choose a collection time and date that’s convenient for you. If there’s no convenient time, you can speak with a member of our team who will be more than happy to help.
Yes, the registered owner or keeper doesn’t have to be present. For legal reasons, we do need someone to be with the car, and able to show their proof of ID and a proof of address.
No. It’s important that your car is free of rubbish and personal belongings – as we are not equipped to deal with anything other than the car.
You can get in touch with your insurance company and cancel your cover after your car has been collected. If you cancel your insurance before collection, you’ll be breaking the law if you drive the car on a public road. –
If you’ve lost your V5 registration document, sometimes referred to as a title, you can still sell your car for scrap, but you’ll need to inform the DVLA by post after your car’s been successfully scrapped with certain details of the transaction. A useful letter template is available by contacting us.
You should use the registration document to let the DVLA know you’ve sold your car to a dismantler. You can do this by completing and returning section 9 of the form – or, on V5Cs issued after April 2019; section 4.
No. It’s important that your car is free of rubbish and personal belongings – as our scrap partners are not equipped to deal with anything other than the car.
ATF stands for ‘Authorised Treatment Facility’ – another name for a scrap yard, breaker’s yard or vehicle dismantler that meets with strict government guidelines relating to the handling processing of End of Live vehicles.
It’s your legal responsibility to let the DVLA know you’re selling your car for scrap. The easiest way to do this is by using Section 9 of the V5C log book document (or section 4 on V5Cs issued after April 2019) – which your collection driver will be happy to help with.
Removing parts off your vehicle may significantly affect the price in which you are quoted as it means your car may only be suitable for scrap, and not salvage purposes. However your vehicle will still be worth something.
Yes, you can scrap vehicles which are not registered in the UK. You cannot, however, sell them for salvage. When selling a vehicle for scrap which is not registered in the UK, you will need to notify the governing body in the country the vehicle is registered to. You will also need to send them the equivalent of your vehicle’s registration details and certain countries may also require the number plates however when you contact the governing body in the country it is registered to, they should be able to tell you exactly what is required.
If your vehicle has been declared as off the road and a Statutory Off Road Notification has been issued, or once your vehicle has been collected, you can cancel your insurance and if you pay your insurance annually you may be eligible for a reimbursement. In order to find out if you are eligible you will need to contact your insurer directly, ensuring you have your policy number to hand when doing so.