Use an authorised treatment facility
Only an ATF can scrap your car. Give them the V5C, keep the yellow slip and tell DVLA. You can be fined up to £1,000 if you don't.
GOV.UK: How to scrap your vehicleHow much is my scrap car worth?
Free UK scrap car value check by make and model. No reg, no postcode, no sign-up.
- Free
- No sign-up
- Sources cited
- Not an offer
- Free
- No sign-up
- Sources cited
- Not an offer
Most-checked models
Jump straight to scrap value for a popular UK model.
- FordFocus
- VauxhallCorsa
- FordFiesta
- VauxhallAstra
- VolkswagenGolf
- VolkswagenPolo
- FordKa
- FordMondeo
- VauxhallZafira
- Peugeot207
- Peugeot206
- RenaultClio
How scrap car values work
Your scrap car's value depends mainly on its weight and current metal rates. Authorised Treatment Facilities (ATFs) pay for the recyclable materials in your vehicle, and some also value reusable parts.
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Weight
We look up your car's kerb weight for its generation, from a manufacturer or spec source.
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Metal rates
We apply published per-tonne scrap rates from more than one buyer, dated within the last 90 days.
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Buyer averages
Where large buyers publish what they pay on average, we show that too, with the source and month.
Sources often disagree, so we show each figure separately with its source. Read our methodology
Scrapping your car the right way
Three things to know before you hand over the keys.
Get a Certificate of Destruction
The ATF must give you a Certificate of Destruction within 7 days for a car, light van or 3-wheeler.
GOV.UK: Where you can scrap your vehiclePayment by bank transfer or cheque
In England and Wales, scrap dealers must not pay for scrap metal in cash. Expect a bank transfer or cheque.
Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013, s.12Estimate, not an offer. We are not a buyer, ATF or broker. Real quotes depend on the buyer, your location, the car's condition and demand for its parts.