As little as 20 years ago, getting rid of scrap car was simply a matter of making a quick call to your local scrapyard, agreeing a price they would pay you for the vehicle which they would then dismantle and sell the spare parts for, and forgetting all about it. So why is it that for the last ten years or so, the situation has actually been reversed? Now, instead of the scrap yards paying for your scrap so they can make some money out of dismantling it, they are now asking for a collection fee and you have to now pay them to get rid of your old vehicle?

Not only do you have to worry about how much disposing a vehicle will cost but you also need to make sure that you choose a disposal service that is going to obey the car disposal law. Choose the quick, cheap option or get your car picked up from an advert in the classifieds and you might find yourself paying in the long run if your ‘disposed’ car turns up dumped somewhere! There are a huge amount of laws in place now about exactly how people dispose of scrap cars, also known as End of Life vehicles.

Thanks to these procedures and changes to the law, taking spare parts from vehicles has turned from a good way to make a little bit of money to a huge cost, which is why scrap yards now often charge money to remove these vehicles. There are other options available though, and one of the most popular in America is the concept of ‘car donation’.

Using a car donation system, any money that could be made from your car is instead donated to a charity. This way, you can get rid of your scrap vehicle easily, rest assured the environmental laws are being followed and give something back to a charity. This system hasn’t really taken off in the UK in past, but now scrap car donation company, Giveacar, has brought the system to this country; so far to great success.

Using the Giveacar system, people that need to get rid of a scrap vehicle can opt to ‘donate’ any potential money the materials from their cars might make to a charity of their choice. It takes away all of the fuss from getting rid of a scrap car by allowing the user one simple company to deal with for everything from the collection, scrapping and donation. All a car owner needs to do is give Giveacar a call, arrange a convenient time for collection and make sure they have all relevant documentation they need to hand over the vehicle.

Giveacar than deals with local scrap yards and donates any profit made from the vehicle to any charity you choose. The great news is that Giveacar doesn’t affiliate itself with any one charity, so you’re free to pick out who you want to donate too from a vast list. You’ll also get a full receipt and confirmation of your donation, so you’ll be able to see exactly how much money your scrap car has generated!