Here at Take My Scrap Car, it never fails to surprise us as to just how many motorists are completely unaware of how to go about scrapping and recycling a car. Or at least, getting the job done properly.
Contrary to popular belief, there are extremely strict rules in the United Kingdom which govern the disposal of vehicles. Which in turn means that it is up to you yourself to make sure you abide by these rules to the letter. Make no mistake about it – it is comprehensively illegal for you to pass your vehicle over to an unauthorised scrapping service, in exchange for cash.
Now, what this doesn’t mean is that you cannot legally accept payment for your scrap vehicle. It simply means that in order to abide by all applicable rules and regulations, you need to be paid either by way of bank transfer or check. What’s more, you should also be provided with a certificate of destruction – the only exception being in an instance whereby the recipient has the intention of once again selling your car on to a new buyer.
If you failed to notify the DVLA upon scrapping your vehicle, you could be liable for a fine of up to £1000. This, despite the fact that you may have been under the impression you were doing the right thing. There are far too many car scrapping companies out there, which despite giving the impression that everything is fine really have no interest in looking after the best interests of their customers. As such, it’s highly advisable to carry out a least a little research into who you are dealing with, before you make the decision to go ahead and deal with them.
How Do I Know How Much My Car Is Worth?
This is another key question so many customers ask when coming across Take My Scrap Car for the first time. These days, there really is absolutely no sense in handing over a scrap car for free – certainly not paying a service provider to take it off your hands. As there’s value in scrap metal, there’s value in scrap cars.
Which in turn means that when you deal with a car scrapping service, you should always be offered a fair cash price for your car. However, actually determining how much your car is worth can be difficult to say the least.
For one thing, it comes down to scrap values at the time – values which are constantly fluctuating. In addition, for obvious reasons you are not going to receive 100% of the car’s total scrap value. If you did, the scrapping and recycling service wouldn’t make a penny and therefore wouldn’t be able to operate. And then of course there’s the concentration of recyclable materials in the car, the size of the car, its weight, condition and so on.
So rather than simply grasping at figures in the dark, we advise getting in touch with the Take My Scrap Car team for a full evaluation. And you can rest assured that when we quote a price for any scrap car, this is the price we pay – our word is our bond!
For more information or to discuss any of our services, get in touch with the Take My Scrap Car customer service team today.
