Have You Ever Thought About How Hard It Is To Scrap A Car?

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With more than 30 million cars registered in the UK, almost 1 for every 2 heads of population, it is inevitable that a percentage will need to be scrapped each year as they reach the end of their road worthy lifespan. In fact, current estimates put the figure at approximately 2 million cars requiring scrap page disposal each year, or around 6% of all registered cars. The number of registered cars has steadied recently due to the economic climate, with some estimates in fact calculating a decline, with more vehicles scrapped than manufactured and sold in the UK over the last few years.

If you are yet to scrap a car, have you ever thought about the scrap car process or how hard it is to scrap a car? A car is a big heavy lump of metal, and not at all straightforward to dispose of. You cannot simply chuck it out with your household rubbish, take it down the local tip or even burn it. It is also not as simple as disposing of the car in a scrap heap or landfill site anymore - as used to happen in less environmentally conscientious eras. New European Legislation stipulates that 85% of all scrap vehicle materials must be recycled ...
... or reused.

Scrap cars present a significant environmental issue across Europe, with one in every ten tonnes of hazardous waste estimated to come from motor vehicles. As well as the metal, a car also contains a variety of polluting and hazardous liquids - petrol, oil, brake fluid etc... Licenced scrap dealers will carry out an environmentally friendly depollution process prior to handing a car over to be crushed. This involves draining all fluids in the correct manner, and removing any major non-metallic fixtures and fittings. This is not something that would be easy for a non-trained person to carryout.

The rise in the number of registered vehicles, and the tightening of environmental concern worldwide has lead to a large appetite for scrap metal globally, with India and China crying out for the scrap metal from European cars which can then be melted down and used to feed their expanding economies. This increased demand has seen the value per ton of scrap metal rocket from just £6 to as much as £200 since the turn of the century, and the number of scrap car companies in the UK grows as a result in increased demand and potential value of the industry.

Therefore, the good news for vehicle owners with damaged cars that are no longer road worthy, is that there are a number of licenced scrap car dealers in the UK who can pay you to take away your problem. They will be willing to pay you a proportion of the money they will make on the scrap weight value of your vehicle, towing the vehicle away for you. Problem solved and money in your pocket.

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