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Scrap car collection in Essex

From the Thurrock estuary to the Tendring coast, Essex collections are routed by postcode area: RM and SS in the south, CM through the middle, CO in the north-east.

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Get a quote in Essex

Start with the registration and the postcode where the car is parked.

Where your request goes

1
Your postcodeGive us the registration plus the postcode of the street, drive or yard where the car sits. That postcode picks the buyer.
2
The buyer for that areaThe licensed buyer responsible for that patch reads the details and replies with a figure for the car.
3
A slot that suits youHappy with the figure? Pick a day and a time window for the truck. Turn it down and that is the end of it, with nothing to pay.
4
ATF and certificatePayment arrives by bank transfer, the car heads to an Authorised Treatment Facility, and its destruction is logged with the DVLA.

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Essex stretches from the edge of London to the North Sea, and its roads explain how it is covered. The A13 and A127 carry traffic east through Thurrock and Basildon to Southend; the A12 runs north-east through Chelmsford to Colchester; the A120 crosses the north of the county from Stansted to Harwich.

Most homes in Essex towns have some off-street parking, which makes collection simple. Coastal areas and the newer estates around Chelmsford and Basildon are just as straightforward, as long as the truck has room to pull in.

South Essex

Thurrock is a unitary authority with its own council, and Grays, Tilbury and Chafford Hundred sit between the A13 and the M25. Basildon, Wickford and Southend follow along the A127. Requests from RM and SS postcodes go to buyers working this corridor.

Mid and north Essex

Chelmsford, Braintree and Witham sit on the A12 and A120, and Colchester and the Tendring peninsula, including Clacton and Harwich, are CO postcodes. Rural villages in between, from the Dengie to the Stour valley, are collected from too.

At a glanceEssex

Postcode areas: CM
CO
SS
RM
IG
Councils: Essex County Council, Thurrock Council, Southend-on-Sea City Council, Braintree District Council, Tendring District Council, Basildon Borough Council
Main roads: M25, M11, A12, A13, A127, A120, A130, A133
Good to know: Coastal towns get busy in summer. If the car is near Clacton or Southend seafront, an early slot avoids the traffic.

Local pages

Towns and cities in Essex

Detailed notes for each of these.

Also covered

Elsewhere in Essex

And everywhere in between: the postcode is what counts.

Grays
Tilbury
Basildon
Wickford
Southend-on-Sea
Rayleigh
Chelmsford
Brentwood
Harlow
Braintree
Witham
Colchester
Clacton-on-Sea
Harwich
Maldon

FAQs

Essex: questions

What people in Essex ask before booking.

Can a car be collected from a caravan park or holiday home?

Often, if the site management agrees. Ask them first and give the buyer the site's postcode and any gate times.

My car is in a Thurrock postcode with an Essex address. Does that matter?

No. The postcode is what routes the request; council boundaries make no difference to the collection.

Get a collection quote in Essex

Two details, the reg and the postcode, put your car in front of the licensed buyer for your area. Their figure, your decision.