At Take My Scrap Car, we’re often quizzed on how the whole process works when we pay customers for scrap vehicles. After all, if a car is destined for nowhere other than the scrap yard, how is it still considered a valuable asset?
The answer – it’s all about the scrap value of the components.
This is […]
At Take My Scrap Car, we understand that some of the terminology used by the DVLA (and elsewhere in the industry) can be somewhat confusing. Particularly when it comes to damaged vehicles, motorists are often entirely oblivious to what the jargon really means.
In the simplest terms possible, a salvage car is simply a vehicle that […]
Travel back in time 40 years or so and getting a car as a teenager was something of a rite of passage. By hook or by crook, the vast majority of young adults would have taken ownership of at least some kind of car by the age of 20.
Nothing particularly glamorous, but still – it […]
Coronavirus lockdown measures in the UK have had a devastating effect on millions of businesses. Small and large organisations spanning almost every sector have struggled to cope – the scrapping and recycling sector being no exception to the rule.
Understandably, therefore, we’ve been inundated with questions, or queries and concerns regarding potential scrap values. Anyone looking […]
If you’ve been keeping up with highway rules and regulations in the UK, you may have heard that new 60mph speed limits have been introduced in several specific areas. The government has confirmed that between certain junctions, 60mph limits are now being enforced on the M6, M1, M602 and M5.
Unsurprisingly, reducing the speed limit in […]
At Take My Scrap Car, we are always happy to address all the questions and concerns our customers have on the car scrapping and recycling process.
Detailed below, you will find several examples of some of the more common questions we encounter, with clear and concise answers for each:
Does My Car Have to Be Running to […]
If there’s one thing you need to know about car scrapping and recycling, it’s this:
You need to be provided with a Certificate of Destruction and hold onto it for your records.
At Take My Scrap Car, part of the service we provide is assisting our customers with the DVLA admin. When your car is formally declared […]
The number of cars being scrapped and recycled each year in the UK has been on an upward trajectory for some time. Ask almost any responsible motorist and they’ll instinctively tell you that efficient vehicle scrapping and recycling is essential.
But have you ever stopped to consider why it is that responsible car recycling matters? Specifically, […]
More often than not, stories concerning road safety in the UK are tales of doom and gloom. There’s hardly anything positive to say, whether it’s to do with pollution, road safety, congestion, fuel prices and so on.
Which is precisely why we thought we’d buck the trend, by taking a look at something that reads like […]
It’s looking like good news once again for anyone planning on scrapping their car in the near future. The shockwaves of the whole COVID saga are still being felt across the United Kingdom, with any number of regions once again going into lockdown. Nevertheless, the gradual restart of the car scrapping and recycling industry is […]
