How To Get Rid Of An Unwanted Car

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When it comes to buying cars, I have made plenty of bad decisions. For a few years there, I was in one bad car after another, and it was really frustrating. After that experience, I realized that I needed to focus on making things better, so I started investing a lot of time and energy into understanding car purchases. I spent some time investigating different models, and hours and hours test driving different cars. This blog is here to help you to know how to take your next car purchase seriously so that you can enjoy an awesome experience. Check out this blog for more information on car buying.

How To Get Rid Of An Unwanted Car

9 November 2022
 Categories: Automotive, Blog


Whether you have had a backup car sitting in your garage for years in case something happened to your main vehicle, or you simply have a model that there is no demand for anymore, trying to get rid of an unwanted car can pose a real problem to many people. After all, these cars can weigh several tonnes, and you can't just put them in your regular garbage collection so how do you get rid of them? Luckily, there is a solution that not only gets rid of the car but can put a bit of money in your pocket as well. 

Scrap Yards

Many scrap or wrecking yards also act as unwanted car buyers because they are not necessarily interested in the car itself but the parts that make up the car. They can recycle the metal frame and repurpose internal parts that may be wanted by other car owners for repairs or upgrades. Sometimes they don't scrap the car for parts at all, but actually do it up and sell them later on, when they are more attractive to the everyday buyer who may come through their premises. Whatever the case, these scrapyards are often the best unwanted-car buyer you will find. 

Wrecked Vehicles

If your car has been in a collision or has suffered significant cosmetic damage, and it is simply not worth it to repair the car, then your only real option is to sell it for scrap and parts. The vehicle will likely no longer be able to be registered if it has gone through this, and so there are very few other courses of action for you to take that still end with a bit of money in your pocket. You could try to fix it up, but that would be a very costly endeavor that doesn't always result in success and probably will not recoup the costs that you spent on repairing it when you sell.

Pick It Up For You

Another great feature that a lot of these unwanted car buyers offer is picking your actual vehicle up from your property. If the vehicle is not registered, then there is not really any other way for you to get it off your property without renting a trailer yourself. Most scrap yards own their own trailer so this is not an issue, and they generally still offer quite a bit of cash for the parts and scrap metal that your car contains, so take advantage of this before your car gets older and rustier and loses its inherent value. 

Reach out to some of these unwanted car buyers near you for more information.