How it works

1. Get your price

Enter your registration and postcode. We pull the vehicle's details from the DVLA record — make, model, year, fuel type and kerb weight — and price it against current scrap metal values, parts demand for that model, and what it costs us to collect from your area.

Then you answer a handful of questions about condition. Does it start? Do all four wheels turn? Is the catalytic converter still fitted? Each answer moves the price up or down, and you see the effect immediately.

2. Accept and book a collection

If you are happy with the figure, pick a collection date. Around Rotherham, Doncaster, Barnsley and Sheffield that is usually the next working day; the edge of our area can take a day or two longer and we tell you upfront. Collection is free — there is no charge for recovery, even for a vehicle that has not moved in years.

3. Our agent collects the vehicle

A licensed collection agent comes to the address you gave us. They will check your photo ID and proof of address — this is a legal requirement, not us being awkward — confirm the vehicle matches what you described, and load it onto the truck.

If the vehicle is genuinely not as described (the engine is missing, say, when you told us it was complete), the driver will explain the revised figure before anything is loaded. You are free to say no.

4. You get paid and we handle the DVLA

Payment goes out by bank transfer, usually the same day and always within one working day. We then notify the DVLA that you are no longer the registered keeper, and send you the Certificate of Destruction issued by the Authorised Treatment Facility.

Scrapping a car the legal way

A few things are worth knowing, because plenty of operators cut corners on them:

• It is illegal to be paid in cash. The Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013 bans cash payments for scrap metal, including vehicles, in England and Wales. Anyone offering you notes on the driveway is breaking the law — and it is a sign the vehicle may not be disposed of properly either.
• The vehicle must go to an Authorised Treatment Facility (ATF). Only an ATF can legally depollute and destroy an end-of-life vehicle, and only an ATF can issue a Certificate of Destruction. Our yard in Mexborough is one: Environment Agency permit YP3428LA, waste carrier registration CBDU610610 — both can be checked on the Environment Agency public register.
• You must tell the DVLA. Until the DVLA has been notified, you remain the registered keeper — and liable for tax, insurance and any fines. We do this for you, but you can also do it yourself with the yellow section of the V5C.
• Keep your Certificate of Destruction. It is your evidence that the vehicle was destroyed legally and that your liability has ended.

What if I have lost the V5C?

We can still buy the vehicle. There is a little more paperwork and a small deduction to cover it, and the driver will need to see ID and proof that you live at the address the vehicle is registered to.

What about a private plate?

Take the registration off before you book the collection. Once the vehicle has gone to an ATF and been destroyed, the plate cannot be retained. You can apply to keep a registration on GOV.UK.