At Take My Scrap Car, we understand that making the decision to scrap a vehicle is never easy. Particularly if it is a car that has served you faithfully for many years or decades, you’ll probably want to hold onto it indefinitely.

Unfortunately, there comes a time in the life of every vehicle when responsible disposal is called for. Precisely where we can help – Take My Scrap Car offers the region’s most flexible and rewarding service package, where a fair payment for every scrap car is guaranteed.

As for when the time comes to scrap a vehicle, we can think of at least eight instances when doing the right thing with your old car is probably the way to go:

  1. In any instance where the costs of repairing your vehicle and getting it back on the road exceed those of its actual value. If this is the case, it would make more sense economically to scrap your car, collect your payment and buy something similar once again. 
  2. If your car has been damaged beyond repair and you do not have the time or patience to strip it and sell its parts separately. This can be a good way of making money if you know what you are doing, but can be a pretty tedious and time consuming job.
  3. Any time you want or need to get rid of an old vehicle and would prefer to avoid the process of selling it. Or perhaps, you’re not confident enough in the safety of your vehicle to happily sell it on to someone who intends to drive it.
  4. Likewise, it could also be that selling your car is impossible because it simply is not worth anything to anyone. Even giving it away may not be an option, making responsible scrapping and recycling a more convenient and profitable option.
  5. Scrapping could also be the way to go if you find yourself in a position where driving your car has become a chore. Or for that matter, a depressing and downright dangerous experience you’d prefer to avoid if possible. 
  6. As cars get older, they become increasingly less fuel efficient. To such an extent that you could find yourself paying a small fortune in fuel bills, subsequently meaning that scrapping and upgrading to a new car could actually save you money.
  7. We often encounter quite a few customers who simply do not need their cars anymore for any given reason. Selling is either out of the question or not the preferred option, so they choose to recycle cars as a quick and easy way of getting rid of them.
  8. Lastly, many motorists are guilty of waiting until the last possible moment to scrap cars that are clearly falling to pieces. For obvious reasons, it’s better to scrap your vehicle when it begins showing signs of major deterioration – not when it literally falls apart mid-journey! 

For more information on the car scrapping and recycling process or to organise collection of a scrap car in your area, contact a member of the team at Take My Scrap Car today.