At Take My Scrap Car, we know that most people looking to scrap an end-of-life vehicle have one thing in mind:
The payment.
Understandably, you want to get as much as possible from your scrap car. You’re doing the right thing by having it responsibly recycled, so it’s only fair you get something in return.
But what are […]
At Take My Scrap Car, we’re all about keeping things as straightforward as possible for our customers. Nevertheless, there are still a few (very) simple things that need to be done, prior to sending your car away for recycling.
None of which are particularly laborious, but nonetheless contribute to a smooth and simple recovery process.
If you’ve […]
One of the biggest incentives for most people when scrapping a car is the financial aspect. Scrap cars aren’t worth a fortune, but getting a fair price for doing the right thing is only right.
But what about getting at least some money back for your unused tax and insurance? If you’ve paid tax and insured […]
Admittedly, now’s not the time most people would like to be thinking about the doom and gloom to come. Nevertheless, give things a few more weeks and the bleakness of the autumn/winter season will be well and truly here.
After which, it’s the usual tale of month after month of highly undesirable driving conditions.
With everything that’s […]
Doing away with the traditional tax disc was a move welcomed by most drivers. It wasn’t the most particularly intrusive feature on the average car, but was still one more thing to worry about displaying prominently.
These days, car tax – more formally known as excise duty (VED) – is an all-digital affair. You no longer […]
It may seem like a slightly bizarre question, but it is nonetheless a concern shared by many motorists. Given the fact that all types of vehicles can be scrapped and recycled for monetary gain, there’s a surprisingly huge market for illegal scrapping. A market that doesn’t just involve end-of-life vehicles, but all types of scrap […]
There was a period in the 1990s where car clocking was rife. It came out of nowhere to hit the headlines across the UK, as ‘Odometer Fraud’ was found to be surprisingly commonplace.
As you probably know, car clocking is the practice of turning back the odometer on a car, to give the impression it has […]
It’s not uncommon for a car that’s reached the end of its service life to linger indefinitely on the drive. Or perhaps, gather dust in a garage somewhere, rather than being put back to good use via a local recycling centre.
Eventually, it begins to cramp your style, and you decide to take action. At which […]
In an ideal world, nobody would have to fork out good money to tax their vehicle. In the UK, we pay some of the highest prices in the entire world for petrol and diesel. The extent to which fuel is taxed is downright ludicrous, making additional car tax payments little more than an extra slap […]
As anyone who started driving at an early age will know, being a young motorist isn’t easy. At least, in the sense that you’re more or less guaranteed to be fleeced by your insurance provider – often paying more per year than your car is actually worth.
Jokes aside, there’s a reason why young people are […]
