People come to Take My Scrap Car every week with all manner of questions, but one of the most common ones of all is that of how they can dispose of a car’s fluids properly. When you bring your vehicle to us, we will take care of all this stuff on your behalf. We only follow the strictest of guidelines in terms of our recycling and scrapping procedures, so you can rest assured that your vehicle will be put back into the system in the best possible way. 
Nevertheless, there are times when DIY tweaks and repairs call for fluid changes and emptying processes, which never fail to trigger the same conundrum for most. You have the stuff out alright, but now where do you need to take it?
On the surface it might not sound like an extremely pressing topic, but it is in fact of real importance. The reason being that each time we receive a dozen calls from responsible owners asking about safe disposal, we cannot help but assume that a much larger part of the community have no interest in doing the correct thing with their vehicle’s fluids. Nevertheless, while the large majority might be fully aware of the fact that proper fluid disposal is important, others argue that disposing of such fluids correctly has been made far too tricky or inconvenient to be realistically viable.
While there are many recycling centres and dump sites that will accept these kinds of waste fluids, it is not as if everyone lives within reach of such services. There are naturally local garages and the likes, but chances are you will be looking at having to pay something which is just unfair when you are trying to do the right thing. Therefore, it is technically not surprising that thousands of gallons of hazardous fluids are thrown down the drain every year, or bottled up and put with the rest of the rubbish.
In any case, it will be interesting to see how much of a difference it can make if the government or local authorities tried to introduce a much more accessible means of disposing of vehicle fluids. Would you be more willing to do the right thing if it were made easier for you, or do you think those with no inclination would not be swayed by easier access to disposal facilities?
Naturally, if you bring your scrap vehicle to us, you can rest assured that every inch of it will be used in the best possible way and disposed in accordance with the rules and regulations. What is more, we can always be contacted for a few tips on how to recycle and dispose of your car and any of its parts, so don’t hesitate to give our team a call if in any doubt.
