It’s a fate that befalls all of us at some point or another. The car you’ve come to count on over the years suddenly craps-out on you and screeches to a grinding halt. Your first instinct being to get it repaired and back on the road as quickly as possible, only to find it either […]
It probably hasn’t escaped your attention that the MOT system in the United Kingdom was recently overhauled to a pretty worrying extent. In fact, experts believe that official testing standards introduced will result in tens of thousands of additional cars being taken off the roads permanently and scrapped.
The thing is, if your vehicle really is […]
Most UK drivers are aware of the more obvious rules of the road. As such, they’re typically in a good position to avoid making many of the kinds of mistakes that can result in paying a hefty fine. Even if most drivers break the rules on occasion, they at least know what the rules are […]
With so many service providers available, scrapping a car isn’t technically the most difficult thing to do. That said, getting the job done properly can be a different story entirely. You’d be forgiven for thinking that there’s really nothing separating one car scrapping service from the next. In reality, you could be in for quite […]
Every now and again, most people find themselves bitten by the urge to take some kind of road trip. This usually means loading up a pretty comfortable and reliable car with supplies and taking a short trip to the coast, across the countryside or maybe as far as the continent.
As far as one ambitious Maltese […]
Here at Take My Scrap Car, we’ve never tried to pretend that car scrapping and recycling is rocket science. At the same time, it never fails to surprise us as to just how many service providers in our line of work get things completely wrong.
What do we mean by wrong? In short, bad habits like […]
When the ideas of car recycling, efficiency and air pollution initiatives are mentioned, it’s probably fair to say that India isn’t the first place that comes to mind. In fact, India has a worldwide reputation for being not only one of the most dangerous places on earth to drive, but a place that has also […]
If you keep up to date with our blog, you’ll know we’re often mentioning European recycling regulations, standards and performance in general. Nevertheless, we rarely go into any real detail outside our own UK recycling industry.
So to change this, we thought we’d share with you a few interesting facts and figures about the European scrap […]
In one of our latest posts, we talked a little about the consequences of working with dodgy dealers. Of which there are a surprising number doing the rounds up and down the UK right now.
So for this post, we thought we’d focus on a few simple tips and tactics for avoiding scam artists at all […]
At Take My Scrap Car, we’re often quizzed on the mechanics and logistics of the car scrapping and recycling process. We make it quick and easy to scrap all types of vehicles, but what actually happens when you send your car away for recycling?
More importantly, why is car scrapping and recycling such a big deal […]
