Selling an Old Car For Scrap

[GC8]

How exactly do you go about it? I intend to drive there, as the car is taxed and insured, butI wasnt aware until recently that not all metal merchants will take the car complete with wheels (Im aware of one person who was told that hed have to take his five road wheels away with him!).

What about the battery? Its new so Im going to want to keep it, but I can replace it with a similar defective item. Are you better off selling the battery separately? I wouldnt usually bother but I have two other expired batteries, however I dont really want to have to visit more than one yard if I can help it.

Now I realise that virtually everyone here wouldnt deign to enter a scrap yard, but perhaps someone will know and can advise me?

[Crease]

just drive it there, park it on the weighbridge, go into the office, give them the logbook, get ur cash and walk outta there.

they will take cars with tyres and batteries, they drain all fluids and stuff out of them anyway

also, dont soak the seats & carpet before you leave, as this will make it heavier, and although u may get more money at the scrapyard, you will get worse MPG's on the way there

[stevefesta]

After phoning round my local scrap yards I got a better price from these guys:

http://www.cartakeback.com/

They collected with no fuss, even after I stripped of some of the more saleable parts. Think they are just middle men as the guy who collected it was taking it to a well known breakers in Nottingham.

[Jimbo.]

Phone scrap pies advertising in the local rag, see who offers the best price COLLECTED (stress this: some state "Any car £250" and then knock you £50 if they have to come and collect it). Job, jobbed. Wheels, the lot. Their "problem" (hardly a problem, as they're doing well enough!).

IIRC you have to make sure they're a licensed ELV centre, but beyond that, easy...

[D_G]

Make sure you get a certificate of destruction and send off the V5 with a copy of it. Only way to be sure DVLA won't bite you on the ass later.

Edited by D_G on Monday 21st November 23:06

[GC8]

All the comments are appreciated. EMR quoted £150 per tonne for ELVs, down from a recent £175. The car is a Corsa B, so not particularly heavy at about 870-900kgs. Car Take-Back have offered £145 collected or £160 if I drive it about ten miles.

Even if I take the easy route I think that I'll be better off. Thanks Steve. :thumb:

[NHK244V]

D_G said:

Make sure you get a certificate of destruction and send off the V5 with a copy of it. Only way to be sure DVLA won't bite you on the ass later.

Edited by D_G on Monday 21st November 23:06

THIS !!!
above all else

[GC8]

Yes, only proper ELV recyclers were on the list. I just put my old 944 trackday car in and it auto-quoted me £145, the same as my work Corsa, despite it weighing approaching half a tonne more!

A rubbish price for a Porsche but not bad for a little Vauxhall.