During the summer months, even a modest vehicle can be enjoyable to drive here in Great Britain. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the Great British winter. Even with the most fabulous of cutting-edge vehicles, the winter weather doesn’t make for great driving conditions. Which in turn means that if you are driving a […]
These days, the fact that used cars of decent quality are becoming cheaper all the time is both a blessing and a curse. For those on the market for a cheap car, it’s rich-pickings like never before. The market is flooded with quality cars at their lowest ever prices, meaning private and commercial sellers alike […]
It’s not often we vigorously support the idea of not scrapping a car that’s in a bit of a state. Though from time to time, we come across an instance where to scrap and recycle a vehicle really would be a crime. A recent example of which having taking place in Scotland – one that […]
If you ask us, and many of course do, the key to encouraging more responsible and effective recycling habits lies in ensuring the process is as easy and convenient as possible. Certainly not the kind of thing that leaves the average everyday individual out of pocket.
Unfortunately, environmental officials in Wales seem to believe that the […]
Here’s a question – would you be more inclined to recycle your plastic bottles responsibly, if you were offered hard cash in return for them? A similar scheme to that which can be used to make money recycling aluminium cans…would you be interested?
As far as the government is concerned, it seems the answer is – […]
When you come across an advert for an exceptionally cheap car, only to then see ‘Category D’ at some point in the listing, what do you do? If the answer is move on and ignore the ad completely, you could be missing out.
For most people, the idea of buying a crash-damaged car isn’t necessarily too […]
Here at Take My Scrap Car, we like to think the advice and support we offer extends so much further than simple car scrapping and recycling alone. Which may be our bread and butter, so to speak, but we’re also on-board with anything to do with road safety in general.
And that’s why we thought we’d […]
It’s no secret that the UK has a long way to go, before coming close to meeting its full collective recycling responsibilities. In fact, most people would probably admit that they could be doing way more to support the cause. But as far as the results of a new study are confirmed, younger Brits aged […]
If you were asked which company or organisation would likely be the next to announce a diesel car scrappage scheme, who would you expect it to be? Most likely, one of the country’s biggest vehicle brands, or perhaps some kind of local/national government incentive.
But you’d also be wrong, as the title of this article has […]
If you ask us – and quite a lot of people do exactly that – there’s really no better time of year to think about scrapping your old car than right now. Of course, no time represents the wrong time to upgrade, but there are a few very important points to consider when it comes […]
