Truth be told, there isn’t a ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ time of year to scrap your car. It’s just that during the summer months, it’s far nicer to hit the highway in a cool, comfortable and comprehensively reliable car.
Here at Take My Scrap Car, we understand that knowing when and where the time comes to take […]
Another major manufacturer has added its name to the growing list of car makers incentivising drivers to scrap their old cars. This time, it’s Vauxhall – and the offer is worth £4,000 or more off the price of a new car.
Initially available throughout the month of June only, the offer extends to any car from […]
Just to clarify, we’re not talking about the kinds of ghost cars that jump out from under the bed and say ‘Boo!’ in the middle of the night. Instead, we’re talking about the enormous chunk of the EU’s recycling ambition that seems to have disappeared without a trace.
Every year, somewhere in the region of 10 […]
If you know anything about car scrapping and recycling, you’ll know that the average scrap car still has a fair amount of value to it. Scrap metal prices may fluctuate wildly, but the call for recycled materials across the UK remains consistent at all times.
Nevertheless, you might not realise that along with the slightly less […]
It wasn’t long ago that the British government was pleading with motorists to upgrade to ‘clean’ and ‘efficient’ diesel cars. Fast forward to 2019 and it seems they are doing whatever they can to discouragediesel car purchases wherever possible.
Research has shown that diesel cars have the potential to be significantly more dangerous than their petrol counterparts, […]
If you know Take My Scrap Car, you’ll know one thing we can’t abide is waste. The way we see it, the only thing that trumps recycling is reusing whatever it is that would otherwise be heading to the scrap heap. If a vehicle of any kind still holds value to some extent or another, […]
Here at Take My Scrap Car, some of the questions we encounter are more common than others. A prime example of which being why exactly recycling end-of-life vehicles is so important.
Now more than ever, it’s no secret that the world is under threat from a growing number of environmental issues. To such an extent that […]
Some people see scrap cars as nothing more than rotting piles of debris to be melted and put back into the system as raw materials. By contrast, other see the kind of potential in scrap car parts the rest of us couldn’t possibly imagine.
A prime example of a member of the latter camp being 53-year-old […]
We recently came across an article published on hometownfocusthat really caught our eye. We’re always on the lookout for examples of scrap car parts being used to create something from nothing. From the artsy to the downright incredible, it really is amazing what some folks dream up and bring to life.
In the case of Jeff Annen, […]
It’s one of the most common questions we hear from prospective customers every day. It’s also one of the most important, not to mention entirely logical:
Are some car brands and models more valuable to scrap than others?
Here at Take My Scrap Car, we provide the region’s most responsible and rewarding car scrapping and recycling service. […]
