As you probably know by now, the UK government recently introduced sweeping reforms to longstanding MOT policies. Despite being somewhat more complicated than the previous system, the message is relatively simple:
Keep your car in good condition, or find yourself facing heavy penalties.
If you choose to drive your car without a valid MOT, it’s only a […]
Here at Take My Scrap Car, we’re not only interested in the car scrapping and recycling business in the UK. We’re firm believers in the importance of responsible recycling worldwide, which is why we take an active interest in what goes on overseas. So for this post, we thought we’d a share with you a […]
It’s natural to assume that when living in such densely populated and congested cities like London, indoors is the safest place to be. Particularly when it comes to potentially lethal air pollution, you’d be forgiven for thinking that indoors is best.
In reality, the results of a new study suggest that children in schools across London […]
As is the way with such things, scrapping a car isn’t quite as simple as handing it over and kissing it goodbye. In fact, it’s a legal requirement to let the DVLA know you’ve scrapped your car and that it will no longer be used on public roads.
Like it or not, it’s a necessary evil. […]
It wasn’t long ago that upgrading to a hybrid vehicle simply wasn’t a plausible prospect for most. Along with being prohibitively expensive, they were also difficult to come by. Combined with the inherent complications that accompanied hybrid battery-charging, it wasn’t the most appealing picture on the whole.
These days, it’s an entirely different story. The benefits […]
Like it or not, winter is practically here to stay. The UK may have been blessed with its most extraordinary summer in recent history, but those hazy days of blue skies and sunshine are a distant memory. There’s no better time to ensure your car is ready for the worst of the winter than right […]
As promised, here’s the second half of our two-part post detailing 10 lesser known driving offences that could land you with an enormous penalty:
6. Driving with petsWe all have to take trips with our pets from time to time, but there’s never any excuse for not securing them properly. In a working example, a cat or […]
Driving in winter can be challenging to say the least. The problem is that life doesn’t slow down for poor weather…even when it should.
Every year, accident rates on UK roads accelerate dramatically during the colder months of the year. It’s simply acknowledged and accepted by many that road traffic accident rates spike throughout the winter. […]
In our previous post, we shared a bunch of our favourite facts and figures on everyday recycling in the UK. After publishing it, we realised we still had a huge list of interesting factoids to share.
So as a continuation of the prior post, here’s another selection of thought-provoking facts and figures on the UK’s current […]
For the average household, it can be difficult to get an idea how important recycling really is. When you’re simply looking at the daily refuse you yourself generate, it might not amount to all that much. But when you consider the collective waste being generated by millions of homes across the UK, it’s an entirely […]
