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Places where they pay to scrap cars?

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ACID
ACID Posts: 1,209 Forumite
any ideas??

what about webuyanycar? any experience?

need soem money for a car that i plan to scrap

the head gasket is gone but i dont think anyone will pay to fix it etc
so may be easier to scrap
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  • Scrapyard?
  • Sidmon
    Sidmon Posts: 162 Forumite
    Make, model, year?
  • KeithP
    KeithP Posts: 41,296 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Look in the back of your local paper.
    There will probably be plenty of ads something like...
    'Wanted - scrap cars'.
  • flea72
    flea72 Posts: 5,392 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    try all your local car dealers - if the car is eligible under the scrappage scheme it might be worthwhile partaking of the scheme and then selling the car straight back to the dealer - they get a cheap, new car with delivery mileage that they can sell on their forecourt, and you get a much better remuneration, than from selling your car to a scrappy

    F
  • flea72 wrote: »
    try all your local car dealers - if the car is eligible under the scrappage scheme it might be worthwhile partaking of the scheme and then selling the car straight back to the dealer - they get a cheap, new car with delivery mileage that they can sell on their forecourt, and you get a much better remuneration, than from selling your car to a scrappy

    F

    My god! What a dum thing to do!

    The said dealer will offer about 3000 less for the car then lol
  • flea72 wrote: »
    try all your local car dealers - if the car is eligible under the scrappage scheme it might be worthwhile partaking of the scheme and then selling the car straight back to the dealer - they get a cheap, new car with delivery mileage that they can sell on their forecourt, and you get a much better remuneration, than from selling your car to a scrappy

    F
    This makes very little sense...
  • flea72
    flea72 Posts: 5,392 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    sell current car to scrappy for £100

    sell new car to dealer, that you bought under scrappage scheme, walk away with £500

    i think it makes complete sense?

    F
  • flea72
    flea72 Posts: 5,392 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    My god! What a dum thing to do!

    The said dealer will offer about 3000 less for the car then lol

    most dealers offer market value for a car - if you buy a new car for £5k on scrappage, but its current list price is £7k, then most dealers will be prepared to meet the seller mid way, espec if stock is hard to come by

    F
  • So you buy a car from a dealer for let's say £5000 with the scrapage allowance (car costs £7000 new) - then sell back said car to dealership with another name on the logbook where they give you more cash for it than you gave them? Honestly?
  • flea72 wrote: »
    sell current car to scrappy for £100

    sell new car to dealer, that you bought under scrappage scheme, walk away with £500

    i think it makes complete sense?

    F

    How can you buy new car under scrappage scheme if you have sold your scrap car to a scrapyard...?
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