Scrap my car in Gainsborough
Gainsborough is on the Trent in Lincolnshire at the south-eastern edge of our area — a market town of terraces near the river and estates on the hill, with Morton and Lea alongside. We cover the town and the villages either side of the Trent, usually within two working days.
- Cars collected here
- 807
- From our yard
- 23 miles
- Collection
- Free
- Postcodes
- DN21
Since 2015 we have collected 807 cars across Gainsborough’s postcodes, 158 of them in the last year. The last was a Ford Focus from DN21 today. Figures come from our own collection records, not estimates.
The cars we collect most in Gainsborough
From our own collection records. Any make and any model is priced the same way — enter your registration for the exact figure for yours.
- Vauxhall Astra52 collected here
- Ford Focus51 collected here
- Vauxhall Corsa30 collected here
- Ford Mondeo26 collected here
What we pay for scrap cars in Gainsborough
Live figures from our pricing today for a typical example of each type, in average condition with the catalytic converter, wheels and battery present. Enter your registration for the exact price for your car.
| Small hatchbacke.g. Ford Fiesta, Vauxhall Corsa | from £147 |
| Family hatchbacke.g. Ford Focus, VW Golf | from £183 |
| Saloon or estatee.g. Ford Mondeo, BMW 3 Series | from £219 |
| SUV or 4x4e.g. Nissan Qashqai, Land Rover Freelander | from £263 |
| Vane.g. Ford Transit, Vauxhall Vivaro | from £363 |
Riverside terraces, hillside estates
Gainsborough's older streets run down to the Trent — terraces around the town centre and Bridge Street with kerbside parking — and the estates climb the hill towards the bypass, Morton to the north and Lea to the south. The villages across the river — Beckingham, Walkeringham — are on the Nottinghamshire side. Let us know where the car is and whether it moves; the lorry that fits comes.
The far corner
Gainsborough is grouped with Retford and Epworth, so a lorry is over every couple of days. Pick a day when you book, and a call from us confirms it and gives you a morning or afternoon slot. Photo ID and proof of address for the registered keeper are checked, the car is loaded, and the bank transfer follows once the car is checked in at our yard — same day for collections before 3pm, next working day after that.
What it is worth
The car's real kerb weight, today's scrap metal rate and what is on it. Pick-ups and 4x4s from the villages weigh well; vans from the Corringham Road units are priced from the registration and can be invoiced to a business. If a car looks worth more than scrap, we say so.
Nothing subcontracted
The car is depolluted and recycled at our Mexborough yard, which is the Authorised Treatment Facility; the Certificate of Destruction is issued from our own DVLA login and the DVLA is told you are no longer the keeper.
Questions people in Gainsborough ask us
- Is Gainsborough inside your free collection area?
- Gainsborough town is at the edge of it. Enter your postcode — the longer run is already allowed for in the price the site shows, and nothing is added on the day.
- How soon can you collect in Gainsborough?
- Usually within two working days, grouped with Retford and Epworth.
- Do you cover Morton, Lea and the villages across the Trent?
- Yes — they are on the same run as the town.
- How soon can you get to Gainsborough?
- Gainsborough is only 23 miles from us in Mexborough. Pick a day when you book; we ring to confirm it, and whether it will be morning or afternoon.
- Do you charge for collection in Gainsborough?
- No. Collection is free — we do not charge for the truck, the driver or the fuel anywhere in DN21, and nothing comes off the price on the day unless the car is not as described.
- What if I have lost the V5C?
- You can still scrap the car. The law asks us to check who you are, not to see the logbook, so photo ID and proof of address are what matter. We issue the Certificate of Destruction and update the DVLA record ourselves.
- Do you pay cash?
- No, and nobody legally can: the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 bans cash for scrap vehicles. We pay by bank transfer to the registered keeper once the car is checked in at our yard — the same day for collections before 3pm, next working day after that.
What customers say
★★★★★
Great service, very helpful & friendly staff on the telephone - the driver who collected my car was absolutely wonderful, took care of everything without any fuss & full payment was received well within 24 hours. Good work MLB Autospares & thank you.
Gary Sitlinton · Google
★★★★★
Can’t fault this guys they were brilliant . Come and collect my old Clio about 10am polite and friendly driver and by 2pm I had the money on my account and the process was smooth and pretty straightforward I highly recommend them
Angelo Mendonca · Google