Best way to dispose of an undrivable car?

stupidlyindebt

I want to dispose of a P reg car that is currently off road and undrivable. The tax and MOT expired at the end of last month and although it is not on its last legs and only had a new clutch 12 months ago, it would need more work than I am prepared to invest in and so I have decided to dispose of it.

I can't use it as a deposit on my next car as I can't drive it away. My local authority will come and collect it and dispose of it for a fee of £40 - is this my best bet? If so, then £40 seems reasonable, I just don't like the idea of the car being crushed when someone else might be able to use the parts.

Thanks for your help

davie24

Is it possible that someone may be able to use it for spares?

If so why not advertise in the local (free) press for sale as "spares or repair".

That way someone will pay you to take it away,rather you paying someone to take it away.

alanwjones

Could you offer it on your nearest Freecycle Group Details of your local group can be found at- http://uk.freecycle.org/ H.T.H. Alan

ocset

Hi, try advertising it on eBay as spares or repair - buyer to collect, mention any new bits like the clutch etc, starting price of £9.95.
Someone will have a use for it, plenty of pics and sing it's good points.

newlywed

We had this with OH's car. We rang a scrap company in the Yellow Pages and they collect it for free as they then get the scrap money for it. They came within a day and signed all the documents for the DVLA.

Very easy, cost nothing, but gained nothing either.

Ted_Hutchinson

There really isn't any reason to pay to have your car removed. I had a dead Peugeot 306 to dispose of last month and after ring round the scrappies I found one who would PAY me £40 if I towed it to him, but I mentioned it to a neighbour who knew someone who wanted it for spares so I got my £40 for it and didn't have to tow it away.

stupidlyindebt

Thanks everyone. I have found a local scrap dealer who will tow it away and pay me £30 to £40 for the privilege! I had heard about the new rules about scrapping cars and I was worried that I'd have to pay. Last time I had to scrap a car, I drove it to a far away scrap yard, had to arrange a lift back and only got £30 ... so this is a bonus, even in a not ideal situation.
Thanks again.

Astaroth

Insurance companies generally get 10% of the value of the vehicle if it was working properly minus £40... obviously they negotiate very good contracts but should be able to give a rough guide of what you should expect to pay/ get for it.

As others have said can always advertise it as free for collection or flog it on ebay with a £1 starting price.... depends on what the problem with it is I guess.

idler_2

I would forget about advertising it, too much hassle waiting in for people to turn up who never do, or finding yours has the same things wrong as theirs and don't want it. A scrapyard should actaully give you something for a car of that age! We recently disposed of an old Rover 213 that had been standing for years; we didn't get anything for it, but the scrapyard came and took it away on a transporter. As that model is virtually extinct there is no market for spares, so we were quite happy.
Make sure that you use a properly licensed scrapyard and that all the paperwork is filled in correctly, otherwise you might still be liable for the car.

thanks

idler wrote:

I would forget about advertising it, too much hassle waiting in for people to turn up who never do, or finding yours has the same things wrong as theirs and don't want it. A scrapyard should actaully give you something for a car of that age! We recently disposed of an old Rover 213 that had been standing for years; we didn't get anything for it, but the scrapyard came and took it away on a transporter. As that model is virtually extinct there is no market for spares, so we were quite happy.
Make sure that you use a properly licensed scrapyard and that all the paperwork is filled in correctly, otherwise you might still be liable for the car.

Can you please advise me on the details of the paperwork, as a chap is coming to pick up my car, for scrap,
Thanks

piggeh

I listed my car on ebay after the timing belt snapped, as spares or repair. Someone paid £250 for it and came and collected. It was an R reg with over 100k miles so your car is probably worth more than scrap value.