best place for a scrapped car?
best place for a scrapped car?
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JonyPI

Original Poster:

2,579 posts

212 months

Friday 9th October 2009
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someone i know has somehow managed to crash his car on the M1 and wrote it off, no being only 3rd party he wont get a penny from the insurers so hes having the car towed back here and hoping to get 50quid or something for it, just wondering if anyone knows the best place for getting a scrapper picked up and if possible get some dosh for!
located in LE67 area so around loughborough, leicester kinda way.
thanks guys!
Jon

V8LM

5,495 posts

232 months

Friday 9th October 2009
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Things have probably changed recently, but one use to have to pay 25 quid or so to get someone to take a scrap car away.

Prof Beard

6,669 posts

250 months

Saturday 10th October 2009
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I got over a hundred quid for my wife's old car last year. (Stafford area)

eltax91

10,598 posts

229 months

Tuesday 13th October 2009
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Get on the Leicester section of Gumtree, there are a few offering £75 ish for scrappers

Has he stripped anything of value from it first?

Lucie W

3,473 posts

205 months

Thursday 15th October 2009
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Seaton Scrappie give £70, they're near Uppingham, Rutland.

jas xjr

11,309 posts

262 months

Thursday 15th October 2009
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Could always give it away to a fellow ph'er who needs parts

JonyPI

Original Poster:

2,579 posts

212 months

Friday 16th October 2009
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thanks guys, hes been offered 60quid from a scrappy which i told him to take but hes stuck it up on ebay for the same amount even though its cost him 10quid to list, dumbass! i would quite happily give it away but its not my car and him being a skint student wants ever penny he can get.
thanks again
Jony