Sell my broken car in Crewe

If your car will not start, has a warning light the garage wants a fortune to fix, or has just failed its MOT, you can sell it to us exactly as it is. Send the registration and a plain description of the fault, and we reply with a firm price. There is nothing to repair first and no charge for collection.

The car is collected from Crewe on a recovery vehicle, so it never needs to move under its own power. Payment is by bank transfer to an account in your name. As a rule, the cars we buy go to a licensed Authorised Treatment Facility, which issues the Certificate of Destruction and notifies the DVLA when a car is scrapped.

Crewe is about 330 miles from our Fort William base. Collections here share scheduled runs with Walsall and Atherton, which come round less often than our Scottish ones, so we agree the date when you accept the price. A car can be collected from a driveway, a terraced street or a garage that has agreed to it. Postcodes, districts and how collection runs in Crewe are on our Crewe collection page.

Describing a broken car for an accurate price

Precise information gives you a firm quote that reflects the car; vague information means that firm quote has to allow for the unknown. Tell us the make, model and mileage, then the symptoms in plain words: will not start, starts but will not move, overheats, loses coolant, runs rough, jumps out of gear. If the MOT tester or a garage has put the fault in writing, send a photo of it. Say whether the car is complete or whether the wheels, battery or catalytic converter have been removed. Tell us where it is parked in Crewe and whether the wheels turn. We then send one figure, and that figure stands on the day as long as the car is as you described.

Repair it or sell it as it is?

Owners often put off the decision, and a broken car sitting on the drive only loses value: batteries go flat, brakes seize and tyres crack. Deciding sooner keeps more options open. If the repair bill is more than the car is worth to you, selling it as it is avoids spending money you will not get back. If you might fix it, get a firm price from us first, so you know what the car is worth unrepaired before you commit. The quote costs nothing and there is no obligation. Collection from Crewe is free when you accept, and payment is by bank transfer to an account in your name.

Preparing a car that will not drive

Once you accept the price and a date is agreed, there is little to do. Make sure someone can meet the driver with photo ID, any keys you have and the V5C if you have it, or tell us in advance if that is a problem. Empty the car, including the boot and any spare wheel well. If the battery is flat and the car has an electric handbrake or an automatic gearbox, say so, because those cars can be harder to move without power. The driver compares the car with your description, sees your ID, then loads it on the recovery vehicle with any keys and paperwork. Payment is by bank transfer to an account in your name once those checks are done, and as a rule, cars we buy go on to a licensed treatment facility.

Read our full guide to selling a broken car, see what happens after you send the reg, or ask for a firm price.