Auto salvage in Lowestoft

Motor Salvage Group buys damaged cars in Lowestoft: Category B, S and N write-offs that you own, accident damage you chose not to claim for, and cars hit by flood or fire. Send the registration, the category if there is one, and photos of the damage, and we reply with a price that counts the undamaged parts as well as the metal.

We pay by bank transfer to an account in your name, and there is no collection charge or admin fee: the journey from Fort William is part of the price we quote. If the car's problem is mechanical rather than damage, our page on selling a broken car in Lowestoft fits better.

Lowestoft is the furthest town we cover, over 500 miles from our Fort William base, so collections here are grouped into less frequent runs and booked well in advance. We agree the date when you accept the price, and the car can stay where it is until then. Collection is free: the price we quote already allows for the journey. Postcodes, districts and how collection runs in Lowestoft are on our Lowestoft collection page.

Is your car a write-off or just damaged?

Only an insurer gives a car a write-off category, and only after a claim. Category A means the whole car must be crushed, so we take one only for crushing. Category B means the shell must be crushed, although parts can be recovered. Category S covers structural damage, such as to the chassis or crumple zones, and Category N covers damage that is not structural. If you never claimed, the car has no category: it is simply damaged, and we buy it on that basis. Offered the chance to keep a Category S or N car? The insurer usually deducts its salvage value from your settlement, so compare that deduction with a salvage price from us before you decide. A car the insurer has taken is theirs to dispose of, not yours to sell.

Photos that get an accurate salvage price

A salvage price rests on what survived the damage, so show us the good parts as well as the bad. A front-end collision may leave the gearbox, interior, rear panels and wheels untouched, and those all count. Send wide shots of all four sides, close-ups of the impact, and pictures of the seats, dashboard and engine bay. Note the mileage, the category from any settlement letter and whether the airbags deployed. If the car is at a garage or compound in Lowestoft, ask whether someone there can take the photos. The more we can see, the less chance of a surprise when the driver arrives.

When your damaged car is not at home

If your insurer moved the car after the crash, find out where it is now and who holds it. Once you have agreed to keep the car after the claim, the storage site will usually want to hear from you before it lets the car go. Ask what paperwork they need and whether any fees are owed. Check the finance too: if the car is on hire purchase or PCP, the finance company owns it and normally receives the settlement first, and the car cannot be sold until the agreement is settled or the lender gives written permission. Pass the details to us with the reg, the category, any outstanding finance and the address in Lowestoft. The driver will expect to see the release reference or authority, and payment goes to an account in your name by bank transfer, not to the site.

Read our full guide to auto salvage, see the three steps from reg to payment, or get your price now.