Car scrappers in Glasgow

If you are weighing up several car scrappers at once, put the same checks to each and compare the answers side by side, not just the headline figures. A legitimate buyer answers without hesitating and will put the answers in writing if you ask. The checklist below covers what to ask and which answers should make you walk away.

We keep our side of the sale easy to check. The price comes in writing, with how long it stands. Payment goes into an account in your name, which gives you a record of who bought the car. And the agreed figure changes only if the car turns out different from your description.

Glasgow is roughly 105 miles down the A82 from our Fort William base, and we have no depot in the city. Collections across the city are grouped into scheduled runs, and the date is agreed when you accept the price. Tell us exactly where the car is parked, because street parking decides which truck we send. Postcodes, districts and how collection runs in Glasgow are on our Glasgow collection page.

What a legitimate scrapper does, and when to walk away

Start with payment. Paying cash for a scrap vehicle is illegal in Great Britain, so rule out any buyer who mentions notes; a legitimate one pays by a traceable method such as bank transfer. Next, ask where the car will go. The answer should be an Authorised Treatment Facility with an environmental permit from SEPA in Scotland or the Environment Agency in England, and that facility, not the driver, issues the Certificate of Destruction when the car is scrapped. Dealers also need a metal dealer's licence from their council, called a scrap metal dealer licence in England and Wales, and must record who they buy from, so expect a photo ID check. Walk away from anyone whose price falls at the door for faults you had already described, or who claims DVLA approval: the DVLA does not approve scrap buyers.

Comparing prices from different scrappers

Most of a scrap car's value is its metal, so weight sets the starting point and that week's metal prices move it up or down. Completeness comes next: a car with its catalytic converter, wheels and battery still fitted is worth more than one that has been stripped. Where the engine or gearbox is still in demand, the make and model can add to the figure, and a car with one costly fault may do better through a sale as a broken car. Distance and access count as well; in our quotes they are built into the figure rather than added as a collection charge. When one figure sits far above the others for the same description, ask how it was reached and what could lower it at the door.

What happens when we collect your car

Send the registration, your postcode and a short description on WhatsApp. We confirm whether we can collect and send our price. Once you accept, we agree a collection date. When the driver arrives, they check the car against your description, look at your photo ID and record the sale, as dealers must. Once the driver has checked the car and seen your ID, we pay by bank transfer to an account in your name. Tell the DVLA you have sold the car to the motor trade: that ends your responsibility and the DVLA refunds any full months of road tax left. When the car is scrapped, the licensed Authorised Treatment Facility we use notifies the DVLA and issues the Certificate of Destruction.

Read our full guide to choosing a car scrapper, see how we price and collect, or get your price now.