You might want to get rid of an old car or van and replace it with a new, fuel-efficient vehicle for financial or environmental reasons. Older vehicles tend to be thirsty on fuel and in many cases, oil. Recycling an old car or van, therefore, reduces pollution and greenhouse gases, apart from boosting the seller’s bank balance. At Assington Autos, we recycle as many car parts as possible to conserve natural resources and minimise the impact of motoring on the environment.
Instead of haggling over prices, we offer a rapid and guaranteed valuation for your scrap car. Additionally, if you are concerned about driving the car to our recycling facility, no problem – we will arrange to collect your scrap vehicle in or around Colchester, so you avoid stress and save time.
Importantly, we urge customers to be cautious of illegal or unlicensed operators that might offer an initial, notional price that sounds attractive. Beware of such scrap merchants because once on your doorstep, they use various common ploys to pay much lower rates.
Nowadays, UK law requires registered car scrap dealers to pay customers by bank cheque or money transfer. In other words, the outdated practice of paying cash for scrap vehicles no longer exists; in fact, it breaks the law. In 2013, new legislation prevented car thieves from stealing vehicles and scrapping them for immediate cash.
Interestingly, the introduction of secure measures benefited above-board motorists looking to scrap a car in Colchester and East Anglia, as scrap values rose slightly.
Once you accept our scrap offer, we will agree a day and time with you to collect your scrap vehicle – unless you wish to deliver it to us. Please note: as the seller, you will need to verify your identity on or before collection. Usually, a photo driver’s licence will be sufficient for us. Alternatively, please have a passport and a recent utility bill showing your address.
Assington Autos staff are qualified and certified; our facility is Environment Agency and Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) approved.
Our customers receive an accurate and competitive offer based on current car scrap metal values in Colchester. We use a leading vehicle database search that takes various pricing factors into account. Naturally, the price offered for a scrap car or van depends on the:
As a customer of Assington Autos, you can rely on receiving a fair, carefully calculated price online or by telephone for your scrap vehicle in Colchester, without any obligation.
In exchange for the vehicle keys when you scrap your car in Colchester, we pay you immediately – either by bank cheque or funds transfer. Choose whichever payment method you prefer; we will collect your scrap vehicle and pay the agreed price into your bank account, quickly and efficiently.
If your vehicle currently has excise duty (road tax) or motor insurance remaining, we suggest you apply for partial refunds. Then, once we have received your registration document and paid the scrap price into your account, we complete the necessary paperwork.
When scrapping any motor vehicle, it is crucial that legal ownership transfers to the salvage merchant or scrap yard. If not, the owner remains liable for an automatic fine for not paying the road tax when due.
In particular, sellers who have lost their vehicle registration certificate should contact the DVLA to advise the agency that the vehicle has been scrapped. Be sure to provide them with the following details:
Failure to complete the necessary formalities with the DVLA could result in a fine of up to £1,000.
The V5C registration document (previously called the logbook) gives the vehicle’s history. To avoid problems, it is only necessary to transfer ownership using the tear-off form of the V5C document – or, if the vehicle has been destroyed, to ensure that the scrap yard raises the necessary CoD (Certificate of Destruction). At Assington, you can rely on smooth administration and a straightforward transaction – we will issue an official CoD for your scrapped vehicle, without delay.
Significantly, only authorised centres can provide customers with this official confirmation that the vehicle is off-road and scrapped. With your destruction document, you can rest assured that you are free of possible stressful repercussions such as motor insurance reminders, road tax non-renewal fines or mistaken speeding and parking and penalties.