Scrap my car in Penistone
Penistone is a stone market town in the hills west of Barnsley, surrounded by farms and small villages towards the Woodhead Pass. It is a longer run for us, so collections are usually within two working days — and the lorry we send is chosen for the lanes.
- Cars collected here
- 1,055
- From our yard
- 14 miles
- Collection
- Free
- Postcodes
- S36
Since 2015 we have collected 1,055 cars across Penistone’s postcodes, 88 of them in the last year. The last was a Ford Fiesta from S36 today. Figures come from our own collection records, not estimates.
The cars we collect most in Penistone
From our own collection records. Any make and any model is priced the same way — enter your registration for the exact figure for yours.
- Ford Focus59 collected here
- Vauxhall Astra56 collected here
- Ford Fiesta54 collected here
- Vauxhall Corsa52 collected here
What we pay for scrap cars in Penistone
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 £157 |
| Family hatchbacke.g. Ford Focus, VW Golf | from £196 |
| Saloon or estatee.g. Ford Mondeo, BMW 3 Series | from £234 |
| SUV or 4x4e.g. Nissan Qashqai, Land Rover Freelander | from £280 |
| Vane.g. Ford Transit, Vauxhall Vivaro | from £383 |
The town and the lanes
Penistone itself is stone terraces and semis, a bit steep in places, with the newer housing on the Barnsley side. Around it are Thurlstone, Millhouse Green, Oxspring, Hoylandswaine, Ingbirchworth and a lot of farm tracks. We collect from the town and the outlying lanes; if the car is on a farm, in a barn or up a track, tell us and we bring a lorry that can cope.
4x4s and pick-ups
Vehicles from up here tend to be 4x4s, pick-ups and estate cars, which weigh well and price accordingly — scrap value is weight first. A Land Rover that has done its last winter on the moor is worth noticeably more than a small hatchback, and the quote reflects it.
Within two working days
Penistone is grouped with Stocksbridge and the west side of Barnsley. Choose a day when you book and we phone to confirm it, telling you whether the driver is with you in the morning or after lunch. He checks the registered keeper's photo ID and proof of address, loads the vehicle, 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.
Same standard as the valley
Our yard in Mexborough is the Authorised Treatment Facility, so the car is depolluted and recycled there, the Certificate of Destruction is issued from our own DVLA login and the DVLA hears from us that you are no longer the keeper. Failed MOT, non-runner, write-off or lost V5C — the collection still happens.
Questions people in Penistone ask us
- Can you collect from a farm track near Penistone?
- Yes. Tell us where the vehicle is and whether it rolls, and we send a lorry that can get to it. It is a normal job up here.
- How long does a Penistone collection take to arrange?
- Usually within two working days — it is a longer run, grouped with Stocksbridge and west Barnsley.
- Do 4x4s get a better price?
- Usually, because they weigh more. Scrap value is weight first; a big 4x4 sits well above a small hatchback in the table.
- How quickly can you collect a scrap car in Penistone?
- Penistone is 14 miles from our yard in Mexborough. You tell us the day that suits you when you book, and we ring to confirm the day and a morning or afternoon slot.
- Is collection in Penistone really free?
- Yes. There is no collection charge anywhere in Penistone (S36) and no deduction on the day. The figure on your quote is the figure paid into your bank.
- Do I need the V5C logbook?
- It helps, but you can still scrap the car without it. We check your photo ID and proof of address instead, and as an Authorised Treatment Facility we issue the Certificate of Destruction and tell the DVLA that you are no longer the keeper.
- Can I get cash for my scrap car?
- No — paying cash for scrap vehicles has been illegal in England and Wales since 2013. 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
★★★★★
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
★★★★★
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
Penistone is part of our South Yorkshire coverage — every town we collect from in the county, with today’s prices.