| ally speaking, not many of us have unused | | | | the many websites online. You can then weigh up |
| vehicles however we frequently do have ones | | | | the options of whether to scrap your car or try |
| that are coming to the end of their lives. These | | | | to sell it on. |
| are vehicles that have little or no resale value and | | | | If you have an end of life vehicle then your only |
| are of a particular age. | | | | option will be to scrap to it. Despite this you might |
| When faced with dealing with an end of life | | | | want to look at trying to sell a couple of parts |
| vehicle we have very few options as members | | | | privately. This can be a great way to squeeze |
| of the public. We can either keep the vehicle in | | | | some extra cash out of your vehicle. Alloy wheels |
| storage or have it taken to a local scrap yard. | | | | are often a good place to start. |
| Others sometimes decide to abandon vehicles on | | | | Once you have gotten several quotes you will |
| the streets however this can cause huge | | | | need to make your decision. Make sure you read |
| problems for local councils. If the vehicle is still | | | | the terms and conditions carefully. Some |
| registered to you then you are also still | | | | companies will charge you for vehicle pickups. You |
| responsible for it. | | | | are also within your rights to negotiate the price. |
| Scrap yards are often misunderstood places but | | | | If you have a reasonably new unused vehicle you |
| they are places where money can be made on | | | | will be in a good position. Scrap yards will be |
| your unused or end of life vehicles. Most reputable | | | | desperate for these vehicles and your ability to |
| scrap yards will buy old or unused vehicles off | | | | negotiate becomes much stronger. |
| you as they can either break down the vehicle | | | | Using a scrap yard couldn’t be easier |
| metals for recycling or resell reusable parts. One | | | | however there are a couple of things to look out |
| of the biggest misconceptions is that scrap yards | | | | for. Firstly you will want to ensure that they |
| only take junk vehicles. | | | | provide you with a certificate of destruct. This |
| Most scrap yards will take a range of vehicles and | | | | means that legal responsibility for the vehicle no |
| are particularly happy to take on newer vehicles. | | | | longer resides with you. This is important as |
| This is because they can often get more value | | | | otherwise you will still be responsible for anything |
| out of these vehicles. The parts for example are | | | | that vehicle is used for. You will also want to |
| much easier to sell on with newer vehicles. Scrap | | | | make sure they destruct your vehicle in an |
| yards are also a great source of car parts. | | | | environmentally friendly manner. |
| When looking to make use of a scrap yard you | | | | Of course making large quantities of money on |
| should look at getting several quotes and doing | | | | end of life or unused vehicles is unlikely. Scrap |
| some basic research. If you have an unused | | | | yards simply provide an incentive to help vehicle |
| vehicle then you might want to look at the resale | | | | owners not abandon them. |
| value of a vehicle. This can be done using one of | | | | |