| ing cars to charities is something that has been | | | | Other charities will use the cars donated to them |
| done for well over a decade now, but it is still not | | | | for their members to perform charitable work, |
| as widely popular as it ideally should be. | | | | such as taking old or disabled members of the |
| By donating a car to charity, you are doing | | | | community out. Although the car may be old and |
| something genuinely kind, something that will | | | | not in pristine condition, as long as it runs and can |
| make a positive difference to those in need. Your | | | | get a person from point A to point B without any |
| car may seem like one that is practically | | | | problems, it can provide a lifeline to someone who |
| worthless but, as long as it is roadworthy, or just | | | | has a serious mobility issue. |
| needs a little work to make it so, it can be of | | | | The third option, which is generally only used if |
| great benefit to other people if it is donated to | | | | the car is beyond repair, is to pass it onto a car |
| charity. | | | | recycling scheme. This involves stripping a car of |
| What exactly happens to your car when you | | | | its valuable parts, and then selling them off, and |
| donate it to charity is somewhat dependent on | | | | selling the remaining shell of the car to a junkyard. |
| the state that your car is in and the way that the | | | | A fair amount of money can be made from doing |
| charitable organization has dealt with car donations | | | | this, and you can be sure that, as it is a charitable |
| in the past. | | | | organization involved, all the buyers will be as |
| To start with, a charity may decide to auction | | | | generous as possible. |
| any cars that they receive as donations and | | | | When you donate car to charity, you can always |
| invest the money that is received into the | | | | ask the organization what they plan on doing with |
| organization to help further develop any programs | | | | the vehicle. Most groups will be happy to tell you |
| that they may currently be running. This option is | | | | all the details of what they will do and how your |
| particularly useful when a charity offers aid to a | | | | donation will benefit others. If you do not care for |
| range of different people, as it means that | | | | their plans, you can always find a different |
| everyone who is helped by the charity can | | | | organization to donate your car to. |
| benefit from the sale of a car. Auction houses | | | | So, to summarize, the benefits of donating a car, |
| generally waive their fees for donated cars, and | | | | for all parties involved, can be substantial and, |
| buyers are willing to pay a little extra, and so the | | | | rather than receiving a small amount of dollars for |
| final amount that goes to charity would be | | | | scrapping an old car, or using it as part of a part |
| significantly more than they would get if you | | | | exchange deal for a new car, you could really |
| auctioned off the car yourself and just gave the | | | | change someone’s life by taking the time |
| money to a charity. | | | | to donate a car to charity. |