There may be many different reasons why you are scrapping your car or van the vehicle may have reached the end of its life
your vehicle may have failed its mot or the vehicle my have accident damaged car or a vehicle that may have suffered engine or gear box failure or you may have just purchased a newer vehicle 

At scrap my car now we have invested a lot of time in making it as simple as possible for you to scrap your vehicle easily safely and most of all legally with out the hassle of complicated form filling just a fast and friendly service

SCRAP VEHICLE COLLECTION

Simply Complete our online form and one of our collection team will contact you to discus your vehicle

Once you are happy and have agreed the collection a member of our collection team will book your collection time and date

On our arrival we check the vehicle id and log book once checked we will then load your vehicle onto one of our trucks making sure that we causing minimum disruption to you and neighbouring properties or passing traffic all of our drivers are respectful of your property and will take the up most care of your property and neighbouring property when removing your scrap vehicle

THE PAPER WORK

Once the vehicle is loaded we will then complete all of the necessary paper work that notifies the Dvla our driver will complete section 9 of the V5C Also know as a Log book with company details the driver will then hand you your section 9 of the V5C / Log book  to send your part of section 9 to the Dvla address on the back of slip ( stamp is required )

Please be mindful that although we inform the Dvla that your vehicle has been scrapped it is still the registered keepers responsibility to send their section 9 of the V5C / Log Book to the Dvla

Once you have sent the section 9 of the V5C / Log book to the Dvla you should receive a conformation letter back from the Dvla notifying you that the vehicle has been scrapped letters are normally received within 20 days

(if you do not receive the conformation letter from the Dvla please contact the Dvla by phone or letter to confirming you have scrapped the vehicle)

ATF / SCRAP YARD
On arrival to the ATF the vehicle identity is checked and the Dvla informed that the vehicle has been scrapped

The End-of-Life Vehicles Directive (ELV) which passed into European law in October 2000 and came into effect on 3 November 2003 states that all vehicles are de-polluted

All scrap vehicles by law must be taken to a ATF also know as an Authorised Treatment Facility for de-pollution

Once we arrive at the ATF the vehicle will be unloaded and taken to a de-pollution bay

The engine oil will be drained and put into special tanks the gear box oil & axel oils removed air bags deployed and made safe all harmful liquids are drained and any other hazardous waste removed

Once the vehicle has been made safe for recycling the shell of the vehicle will be moved to the bailer where the shell will be crushed and the metal recycled