FAQs
How a request is routed, how you are paid, what paperwork you need and what happens to the car.
FAQs
Your registration and postcode go to the licensed buyer who covers that postcode. They make the offer and arrange the collection with you directly.
Requests are accepted from anywhere in England, Scotland and Wales and passed to the buyer for that postcode. Our coverage pages describe the areas we know best.
No. An offer is just that. You can think about it, ask questions or say no, and nothing is owed.
No. The offer you are given already accounts for collecting the car, and nothing is added on the day.
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Into your bank account. Cash for scrap has been banned in England and Wales since the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013, so expect a transfer, never notes.
The V5C is the main one. Lost it? Mention that when you send the request; scrapping usually still goes ahead, and the DVLA is then told by letter.
Yes, for any full months left. The DVLA refunds it automatically once it knows the car has been scrapped, and any Direct Debit is cancelled.
Clear the agreement first. On hire purchase or PCP the lender owns the car until the last payment, so request a settlement figure from them before booking.
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It goes to an Authorised Treatment Facility, where it is depolluted, useful parts are recovered and the rest is recycled. The DVLA is told it has been destroyed.
Possibly, if the buyer agrees in advance. Whoever hands it over may be asked for identification and proof that they can act for you.
Guides
Three guides that pick up where these answers stop.
A quote request commits you to nothing. Send it and judge the offer when it arrives.