Portsmouth · Hampshire

Scrap car collection in Portsmouth

Portsmouth is Britain’s only island city, with three road bridges onto Portsea Island and some of the most tightly packed terraces in the south. Your PO postcode routes the request to a licensed buyer who works the city.

Collection anywhere in Portsmouth
Driveways, streets and car parks
Bank transfer, never cash

Collection request · no obligation

Get a quote in Portsmouth

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.

Prefer to talk? Call 0330 010 0002.

Most of Portsmouth sits on Portsea Island, joined to the mainland by the M275, the A3 and the A2030 Eastern Road. On the island, rows of Victorian and Edwardian terraces fill Fratton, Southsea, North End and Copnor, and on-street parking is tight almost everywhere. On the mainland, Cosham, Drayton and Paulsgrove have more space.

Portsmouth has a Clean Air Zone, but it is a class B zone that charges some commercial vehicles, buses and taxis, not private cars. Older cars here are retired for the usual reasons: repairs, MOT failures and age.

Collection on the island

Because so many streets are terraced, nearly every island collection is kerbside. The driver needs a safe spot to stop beside the car, which on narrow streets with cars parked both sides can be the trickiest part. Telling the buyer about your street before the day really helps.

Southsea and the seafront

Southsea’s seafront and the streets behind it get very busy in summer and during events on the Common. A weekday or early slot makes the job easier.

Cosham, Drayton and the mainland

North of the creek, housing is more spread out, with drives and wider roads, and quick access from the A27 and M27.

At a glancePortsmouth

Postcode districts: PO1
PO2
PO3
PO4
PO5
PO6
Council: Portsmouth City Council
Main roads: M275, A3(M), M27, A27, A2030 Eastern Road, A3 London Road, A288
Neighbourhoods: Southsea, Fratton, Copnor, North End, Stamshaw, Hilsea, Landport, Milton, Eastney, Cosham, Drayton, Paulsgrove
Good to know: On-street parking on Portsea Island is often full. If you can, keep a space free next to the car on the day, or tell the buyer where the truck can stop.

FAQs

Portsmouth: questions

Local questions about collection in Portsmouth.

Does the Portsmouth Clean Air Zone charge private cars?

No. The zone charges certain commercial and public vehicles, not private cars.

Is Havant or Waterlooville covered?

Yes. Both are PO postcodes and are routed in the same way.

Nearby

Also near Portsmouth

Also covered: Southsea, Cosham, Havant, Fareham, Waterlooville, Gosport.

Get a collection quote in Portsmouth

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