It’s pretty safe to say that when you set out to scrap a vehicle of any kind, you would prefer to get the best possible deal. These days, it’s no longer a case of facing the unfortunate prospect of having to pay someone else to take your car off your hands, when it has reached the end of its usable life. Instead, the fact that scrap metal is such a precious commodity means that there are thousands of brands and buyers standing by to take your scrap car and pay for it.
Nevertheless, this doesn’t mean that you can expect the same kind of deal from each and every provider. Not only this, but the way you go about the car scrapping process in the first place may also have an impact on the amount of money you can expect to get for your vehicle. 
So with this in mind, what follows is a quick overview of just a few important pointers to bear in mind, in order to ensure you get the best possible deal for your scrap car:
1 – Electronics
First of all, if you have any of electronics in the car of any real value, it is definitely in your best interests to remove these before organising for your car to be scrapped. Obvious examples include stereos, DVD players and pretty much any additional electrical bits and pieces that you may be able to sell elsewhere. These will not make any difference to the price you are quoted when it comes to scrapping your car, so you might as well have a go at selling them yourself.
2 – Tyres
Depending on the kind of car you are looking to scrap, there may also be plenty of value in the car’s tyres. For example, if you have the brand new set of high quality sports tyres on a car that is ready to be scrapped, it may be in your best interests to think about swapping these for tyres that are just as dilapidated as the car itself, in order to then sell the tyres privately. You won’t get a fortune for them, but every little helps.
3 – Modifications
The same also goes for the kinds of additional modifications that may be of significant value in the eyes of other buyers. From spoilers to skirts to exhaust add-ons and so on, anything that doesn’t form part of the original car that could be sold on for re-use is fair game for removal and listing.
4 – Spares and Repairs?
It’s also worth bearing in mind that the various bits and pieces that make up your car could be in extremely high demand among buyers. This all depends on the kind of car you have, but it is definitely worth thinking about whether or not you could get more by selling your car for spares, or stripping it yourself and selling as many bits and pieces as possible. Be warned however – the vast majority of car scrapping and recycling services will not buy scrap cars that are already half-stripped or in bits.
5 – Responsible Recycling
Last but not least, one of the most important determining factors when it comes to how much you can expect to get for your scrap car is the dealer you deal with. Here at Take My Scrap Car, we promise to pay the best possible price in accordance with scrap values at the time – a promise not offered by a great many other recycling services!
