Scrap yard in Dundee: free collection instead of a trip
Looking for somewhere in Dundee to take an old car? Let the collection come to you: we pick it up from your address at no charge, and a licensed facility does the scrapping.
- Any make, any condition
- Firm price in writing on WhatsApp
- No admin fees
If you are searching for a scrap yard, what you probably want is the car gone, a fair price and proof it was dealt with properly. The yard is only the means to that, and for a car that will not start, or one that is off the road, getting it there is the hardest part of the whole job.
Our side of the job starts from one message. Send the registration, the postcode and a description of the car as it is, including faults, missing parts and whether it starts, and add photos if you can. That is enough for a firm price. At collection, the driver needs photo ID from you and access to the car, not a journey to anywhere.
Dundee is around 130 miles from our Fort William base, and collections in the city, Broughty Ferry and the Angus side are grouped into scheduled runs across Tayside. We agree the date when you accept the price, and the driver rings on approach. Tell us if the car is in a multi-storey or a communal court. Postcodes, districts and how collection runs in Dundee are on our Dundee collection page.
Collection or a drive to the yard: what changes
Collection earns its keep with the cars that cannot easily reach a yard. A car with no valid MOT cannot legally be driven there. A car on a SORN has to stay off the road. A non-runner with flat tyres, no keys or a seized handbrake needs lifting, not towing. For any of those, a recovery vehicle is the safe and legal way out. It also means the price comes first: you send the reg and a description, we reply with a firm figure and how long it stands, and nothing moves until you accept. Collection is free, with the journey already allowed for in the price we quote, and payment is by bank transfer to an account in your name.
Not every scrap yard can take a car
The kind of yard you need depends on what you are getting rid of. Loose scrap metal can go to a metal merchant. A whole car, whether it runs or not, has to go to an Authorised Treatment Facility, a site permitted by SEPA in Scotland or the Environment Agency in England to depollute vehicles and recover their parts and metals. It is the only kind of site that can issue a Certificate of Destruction when a car is scrapped, and it is where the cars we buy for scrapping go: a licensed treatment facility partner, not a general metal yard. So when you weigh up a yard against collection, make sure you are comparing like with like.
How a scrap yard price is worked out
Yards tend to talk in price per tonne, which sounds precise but leaves out what the car still has on it. Our quote works from the registration, which tells us the make, model and weight, and from your description of what is fitted and what works. From there, the main moving part is the metal market: prices change from week to week, which is why we tell you how long a quote stands when we send it. The catalytic converter, alloy wheels and any parts in demand can lift the figure. Missing parts, or a car that is hard to reach, can lower it. Collection costs nothing extra: distance is one of the factors, and the figure we agree is what you are paid.
Read our full guide to scrap yards and end-of-life recycling, see how we price and collect, or get your price now.
Three steps. One WhatsApp message.
You never fill in a long form or wait on hold. Send the reg, we do the rest.
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Send your reg on WhatsApp
Message us your registration and postcode, with a line on condition and a photo or two if the car is damaged. Or use the quote form, which opens WhatsApp with your details filled in.
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Get a firm price
We price on weight, make and model, condition and completeness, demand for its parts, distance and that week's metal prices, then reply with one figure. No range, and no haggling on the doorstep if the car is as described.
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Collected and paid
We agree a collection date. The driver checks the car against your description and sees your ID, and you are paid by bank transfer.
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Learn moreQuestions people ask us
Can you collect an abandoned car from outside my house in Dundee?
No. We can only buy a car from its registered keeper or someone legally entitled to sell it, such as an executor or attorney; someone else can hand a car over for the keeper with the keeper's written authority, but payment still goes to the keeper. If a car has been dumped on your street, report it to Dundee City Council, which has powers to remove abandoned vehicles.
My car is on a SORN. How do I get it to a scrap yard?
You should not drive it there: a car declared off the road can only go on a public road to a pre-booked MOT. The answer is to have it collected. We lift it from your drive or garage onto a recovery vehicle, and the SORN ends when the car is scrapped and the DVLA is told.
What paperwork does a scrap yard give me?
A Certificate of Destruction, issued by the licensed treatment facility when the car is scrapped; the facility notifies the DVLA too. That certificate does not end your responsibility: telling the DVLA you sold the car to the motor trade does, online with the V5C reference or by posting the filled-in yellow V5C/3 slip. Your tax is then cancelled and any full months left refunded.
Is a scrap yard price just the weight of the car?
Weight and the current metal price are the starting point, not the whole story. The make and model, whether the engine, wheels and catalytic converter are still there, and the distance from our route all count. We quote a firm figure from the registration and your description, and tell you how long it stands.
Is a scrap yard the same as a breakers yard?
Not quite. Both must be Authorised Treatment Facilities to take end-of-life cars, but a scrap yard prices mainly on weight and metal, while a breaker takes off parts that can be reused and sold. If your car still has healthy parts, read about selling a car for breaking before you decide.
Skip the trip to a scrap yard in Dundee
Send your reg on WhatsApp for a firm price, or call us. Free collection, paid by bank transfer.