Cars, SUVs, Trucks

Scrapping a car is not as easy as it used to be, but there are still several options open to you. Most of these options will cost you little or no money. Dumping the car on a piece of waste ground is definitely not one of those options. Aside from the fact you will damage the environment you will also now get prosecuted for failing to scrap your car in an environmentally friendly way.

Before deciding to scrap your car ask yourself, is it really necessary? Consider whether you want to use your old car as a trade in for a new one. Sometimes a garage will give you a good price even for a old car in order to make a sale.

If you do decide to scrap your car first call your local council to see if they can help you. Most councils will pick up old cars for free and deliver them to a scrap yard. Not all councils will do this and for those that do there is often a long waiting list. If you do use the council make sure that you get documentary proof that they have taken the car from you. They should also provide you with a certificate of destruction. Alternatively, contact a scrap yard yourself, some will pick up your car for free. It is very important that you only use firms that are on The Environment Agencies list of Authorised Treatment Facilities, and that they provide you with a certificate of destruction. You need this document to send to the DVLA.

Giving your car away to charity or a friend is an alternative way of disposing of an unwanted car. If you do this be sure to fill out the V5C to notify the DVLA of the change of ownership. You have to do this so that if the new owner is fined or dumps the car illegally you are not held responsible and made to pay the resulting fines. You must notify the DVLA of the change of ownership even if no money changes hands. If your car is a popular model you can also partially break the car down yourself and sell its parts on auction sites. However, any parts you do not sell have to be legally disposed of and you will have to prove to the DVLA it has been totally scrapped.

Whatever you decide the crucial part is to notify the DVLA of what you have done and to be able to prove that you have scrapped your car responsibly. It is not unknown for rouge firms to dump cars in the street instead of carrying out the scrappage as they promised. If this happens when the car is found you will be held responsible for it being illegally dumped and fined, unless you have evidence of who you gave the car to for scrappage.

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