Scrap your car in Kent & Sussex

The short answer is yes, if you’re looking at the options for your end of life vehicle it can be difficult to decide what to do, scrapping offers a whole array of benefits ranging from the financial to the environmental. Disposing of your vehicle shouldn’t be a hassle so trust a reliable and responsible scrapping firm like Scrapco to take care of the details.

Can You Benefit From Extra Money?

Your car is valuable when it’s no longer working, the metals and materials used in its body are in high demand so scrapping firms will offer you good money to purchase your old car, van or lorry, and we could all benefit from extra cash!

Can You Benefit From Safety?

At Scrapco we come to you and pick up your car so you’re not driving a dangerous vehicle on the street and we report the destruction to the DVLA so you know your cars not being sold on to a uninformed buyer.

Can You Benefit From A Greener Planet?

Sustainability is the word on everyone’s lips, how can you practice living more ethically and sustainably? Through recycling and scrapping. Years ago scrapping cars wasn’t considered good for the environment, when cars aren’t scrapped according to the approved standard they spill out hazardous waste, today though there are strict laws and guidelines in place to make sure all vehicles are scrapped responsibly.

Scrapping and recycling helps stop waste ending up in our landfills, it is more and more vital for us all to take a more active approach to sustainability so make scrapping and recycling your first step.

Here at Scrapco we offer an expert scrapping service for cars, metals and commercial waste. We responsibly re-use your metals and pay you competitive prices so everyone benefits from sustainable scrapping. For more information on our services in Essex simply fill in our online contact form and a member of our team will be happy to get back to you.

Scrap metal and metal recycling are both becoming booming industries in the UK and throughout Europe and North America. A more educated modern society on the need to protect our environment is leading to an increased number of concerned homeowners beginning to put more thought and effort into their waste. Whilst most of us are used to recycling our tins of baked beans, there is an untold amount of metal that can be re-used that we never even think to keep from the general rubbish bins.

Depending on your local constituency and how you recycle your household waste, your options can vary differently across the country. Some neighbourhoods will be required to sort their recycling into a number of boxes (normally paper-based, plastic-based and metal-based) but some will be able to lump all of them together and have them autonomously sorted at a recycling plant. As mentioned before, household tins and cans for food products are almost universally recycled around the globe. Making sure that you wash them of their contents, you can almost guarantee that they will find their way into a second cycle of manufacturing.

One of the more surprising types of metal which can be recycled is bronze. Although it’s not necessarily thought of as “un-recyclable”, few of us will have bronze laying around the house for it to become an everyday issue. Bronze is commonly found in mechanical parts which require resistance to high levels of pressure, so you will likely find bronze fixtures if you’re renovating your kitchen or bathroom. You can also find recyclable bronze in hose couplings.

Copper is widely known to be commonly scrapped, it’s one of the most commonly stolen types of metals with illegal trade in mind. You can find copper in all of the electrical wires in your home and in industrial buildings. Tubing is often made of copper and you’ll likely come across some in the bathroom and kitchen alongside bronze. Staying with the plumbing, brass is another metal you’re going to find if you’re dismantling bath fittings or sinks. Brass is a very useful and common metal which is highly recyclable and you can find it most often in the drainage of sinks and in plumbing fixtures with lower pressure demands.

Stainless steel is a highly sought after metal by scrap dealers, who look for discarded car trims and hub caps to recycle the valuable and versatile metal. Common and industrial hand railing are normally made of stainless steel, along with beer and cider kegs often found at bars and pubs, though it is illegal to recycle them through a general metal recycling company.

Aluminium is something we’re all familiar and confident with recycling, most commonly in the form of drinks cans and takeaway food containers. Outdoor furniture is also normally made from aluminium if it’s light, along with gutters and drainpipes, modern car parts and power tool casings.

What most people tend to think of when somebody mentions scrap metal is the poor cars which get crushed. Scrapped cars are largely recycled for the iron that makes up the majority of their chassis and parts (if they’re slightly older.) Iron is also a widely recycled industrial metal, being found in one way or another in construction and machinery around the world.

There are more types of metal which can be recycled, some common and some surprising and rare. Make sure you contact your local recycling administrator if you plan on leaving metal out for the refuse collectors, to make sure you avoid being left with the metal yourself.

Here at Scrapco we offer both commercial and domestic scrapping services at the best prices, we are always looking for the latest processing equipment so our operation is the most efficient you will find. For more information on our services get in touch online and a member of our expert team will be happy to get back to you.

The vehicle is then broken down, with potentially valuable or hazardous fluids, such as oil petrol or brake fluid, being drained first. The car is then taken apart – sometimes, if it is a relatively rare model, with good-looking parts, these will be stripped off, cleaned up and put out for sale – with much of the metal going to a scrap yard for recycling.

You are free to enjoy purchasing a new car, or learning to love public transport, safe in the knowledge that you have done your part to remove your old or dangerous car from the road in the safest possible way. If you have an old banger that is drawing out its last days, or even if you have any questions about the process, give us a call! Our team here at ScrapCo is waiting to answer all your questions today.

The ATF will provide you with a Certificate of Destruction. This CoD is your proof that the vehicle has been legally and legitimately broken down, so do be sure to keep it in a safe place. The ATF will send the details of the CoD to the DVLA, who will accept that the previous owner is no longer responsible for the vehicle.

When you take your car to an ATF (and some of them offer collection services: we are among those that do!) you should not be asked to pay anything towards the breakdown and secure disposal of the vehicle. In fact, many companies offer a small payment to the car owner due to the relatively high price of scrap metal. However, to prevent car thieves making a pretty penny by lining up stolen vehicle after stolen vehicle, these companies will all need to see proof of ownership and proof of your identity.

If you are going to break up the vehicle yourself, the first thing you must do is have it declared SORN. This means filling in a Statutory Off Road Notice, without which you will need to continue paying tax for the vehicle, even if much of the inner workings have been removed. However, it is much easier to find an Authorised Treatment Facility, or ATF. These establishments are well versed in breaking down vehicles and are fully aware of all their legal requirements – and yours!

Not only will they provide you with the proper documentation, they will advise the DVLA that you have scrapped the car through them. You can find a list of registered ATFs online, by using one of the popular search engines.

First of all, remember that you are entirely responsible for the vehicle until the DVLA has acknowledged that the vehicle is no longer in existence as a roadworthy vehicle. If you abandon the car, or give it to someone unscrupulous who drives it without insurance or who even has an accident in the vehicle, it is your name that will pop up when the police are trying to trace the vehicle.

Scrap metal can include anything from old metal fencing to cars, sheeting and everything in between. While many people may have a certain amount of scrap metal at their premises, few people realise that this could actually be sold to us here at Scrapco. However, figuring out exactly how much your scrap metal is worth can be tricky, as the value depends on a number of different factors.

Both international and domestic markets determine the price of scrap metal. The United Kingdom is one of the five largest exporters of scrap metal in the world, so it is only natural that the international prices charged will have an impact upon the price of scrap metal back at home. For this reason, we are constantly monitoring the latest rates so we are always aware of the latest pricing trends and can offer you the best deals.

As with many other types of goods, supply and demand also affects the price of scrap metal. When the market is flooded, the price tends to go down and consequently people who wish to sell will be offered a lower rate for it than when the demand for scrap metal is high, and vice versa.

Whilst we as a scrap yard don’t have a great deal of control over the prices of scrap, we pride ourselves on offering the most competitive rates around, which of course is based upon the amount of metal you wish to sell.

We offer some of the best prices around for scrap metal and will take your unused and unwanted metal off you. We also purchase cars that you wish to scrap and offer a free collection service to make your life even easier! So, if you have scrap metal that is cluttering up your premises, contact us today and we will convert your trash into cash.