How to Scrap a Car in the UK - Legal Requirements and Resources

There are many ways to scrap a car you nospecialist equipment involves removing electrical
longer need. You can dismantle your vehicle atsources and draining hazardous chemicals, and
home. Some car scrap advisers even suggest tothat is BEFORE you even get to removing tyres
organise a car scrapping party. (Obviously, you willand usable parts. Your car disposal site needs to
have to make sure you only end up taking a carhave all the resources necessary to undertake
to pieces, not the entire house). Alternatively, youthe legally required action on your car. As a result,
can try and take your car to the scrap yard. Youboth environment and your conscience are clean,
may have to pay for the disposal of car parts,your V5 log book is processed, and a Certificate
but most importantly, you will need to make sureof Destruction is issued. This document is vitally
that your salvage dealer is a registered one. Youimportant as the proof that your car was
would not want to pay money to have your cardismantled in accordance with legal and
scrapped only to find it being dumped in theenvironmental requirements. Without proper
street.de-registration the last owner will still be liable for
As your final resort, you can call your local counciltheir car under both new and continuous legislation.
and arrange for them to pick up your car. TheySo, you need the experts. The good news is that
can do it for free or for a relatively small charge.if you live in Bolton you can arrange a meeting
Yet they are said to be inundated with calls andwith the reputable scrap car dealer directly, as in
are likely to forward your query (not even yourthe case of Metro Salvage. Metro Salvage is the
vehicle yet) to a scrap car dealer or vehiclelargest local vehicle dismantler, and they not only
dismantler.collect your car free of charge, but also pay in
However, you are now legally required tocash for scrap. They also resell the used car
depollute your car as a part of dismantling it. Thisparts. The company was featured in the national
is not just another fickle attempt to go green;press and prides itself on improving the Earth
you will need the documentary proof that youatmosphere by professionally depolluting the
scrapped your car in the environment-friendlyEnd-of-Life Vehicles.
way. The laborious process performed with