Scrap my car in Greenock

Greenock sits on the south bank of the Firth of Clyde, where the M8 gives way to the A8 near Langbank and the road runs on through Port Glasgow. The town climbs steeply from the waterfront and the lower streets of Cartsdyke and the West End up to Larkfield, Braeside, Bow Farm, Gibshill and Overton. Inverclyde has no Low Emission Zone, but Glasgow's covers the city centre, so a petrol car below Euro 4 or a diesel below Euro 6 cannot be driven into it without a penalty.

Motor Salvage Group buys end-of-life cars and vans in Greenock and the surrounding area. Tell us the registration, whether the car starts and whether you have the V5C, and we come back with a firm price. There is no collection charge and no admin fee: the figure we quote already allows for the journey, and the figure we agree is what you are paid.

Where in Greenock we collect

Our drivers cover Cartsdyke, Greenock West End, Larkfield, Braeside, Bow Farm, Gibshill, Overton, Ravenscraig, Port Glasgow, Kilmacolm and Inverkip, across the PA15, PA16, PA14 and PA13 postcode areas. If your postcode is not listed, send it with the reg anyway and we will confirm on WhatsApp whether we can collect.

How collection works in Greenock

Motor Salvage Group is based in Fort William, about 115 miles away by the A82 and the Erskine Bridge, and has no site in Inverclyde. Greenock collections are grouped with Gourock, Port Glasgow and Paisley jobs into scheduled runs, and the date and time window are agreed when you accept the price. The driver checks the car against your description, sees your photo ID, takes the V5C if you have it and loads it, and you are paid by bank transfer to an account in your name.

Getting the car ready for collection

Have three things to hand: photo ID, the V5C logbook if you have it, and any keys you have, spares included. The driver compares the car with the description you gave us and checks your ID before anything is loaded. Clear the car of personal items, remembering the glovebox, door pockets, boot and the well under the boot floor. If there is a private number plate you want to keep, apply to the DVLA to take it off before collection day, because the registration is lost once the car is scrapped; our guide to the days before scrapping walks through that step. Finally, tell us about anything that affects loading in Greenock, such as a flat tyre, a locked steering wheel or a car parked tight against a wall.

What decides the price of a scrap car

When we price a scrap car we start with its kerb weight and that week's metal prices, which set the base rate. Then we check whether it is complete, since a missing catalytic converter or a set of wheels already sold takes value off, whether the engine or gearbox is still wanted as parts, and how far away the car is and how easily it can be loaded, which count in the figure rather than as a separate charge. Mileage rarely comes into it for a car priced as scrap. If yours has one fault and plenty of parts worth saving, ask about a broken car price instead. List anything already removed when you send the reg, and we turn all of that into one firm figure and say how long it stands.

Paperwork once your car is scrapped

Once the car leaves Greenock it goes to a licensed Authorised Treatment Facility. The facility removes fuel, oil, coolant, the battery and other hazardous parts, recovers anything reusable and sends the shell for recycling, and when the car is scrapped it issues the Certificate of Destruction and notifies the DVLA. Your own step is to tell the DVLA that you have sold the car to the motor trade; GOV.UK says you can be fined if you do not. Once the DVLA knows, the tax stops and any full months left are refunded automatically. Cancel your insurance after collection, and file the certificate somewhere safe.

Read our full guide to scrapping a car, see how the WhatsApp quote works, or get your price now.