Still not sure which guide applies?
Start the quote with the registration and postcode, then describe the problem. ScrapTrak can explain which paperwork, collection or value route fits the car.
ScrapTrak help centre
Find the answer you need before collection. Choose a guide to prices, paperwork, a vehicle problem or access, with official links where the next step depends on DVLA rules.
Start with the problem you actually have: no logbook, a failed MOT, a non-runner, an accident-damaged car, a private plate or simply a question about value. Each page tells you what to do next and links to the official service where the answer depends on DVLA or GOV.UK.
Enter the registration and postcode. Add no V5C, no keys, missing parts, damage or difficult access when the form asks for condition details.
You do not need to read every guide before requesting a price. The pages below are there when a particular part of the process needs a proper explanation.
Start with your situation
Pick the closest match. You can always move between guides if your car has more than one issue.
Use the market guide for current price context, then the value guide to understand why your own car may sit above or below the average.
Start with the documents checklist, then choose the no-V5C, DVLA notification, CoD or private-plate guide.
Recovery depends on whether it rolls, steers, brakes and can be reached safely.
Compare the repair, future bills, realistic vehicle value and what the car is worth as scrap or salvage today.
Accident damage, Cat N, Cat S and mechanical failure can leave more value than a basic scrap-by-weight figure.
See the full process, check your local route or go straight to the quote form.
New and expanded for 2026
These pages answer the questions that most often decide whether a customer repairs, scraps, salvages or books collection.
How weight, make and model, catalytic converters, alloy wheels, missing parts and salvage potential affect one vehicle.
DVLA DVLA notification and recordsDVLA notification, the records to keep and when a Certificate of Destruction applies.
Decision Scrap or Repair My Car?Compare the repair bill, future work, replacement cost and current scrap or salvage value.
Salvage Salvage My CarFor damaged, written-off and non-running vehicles that may be worth more than basic scrap.
Pricing and selling
Use these pages together rather than relying on one generic national average.
The highest sensible value depends on what is left in the vehicle.
Paperwork and DVLA
The key distinction: telling DVLA updates the keeper record. A Certificate of Destruction is separate proof that an eligible vehicle was completely scrapped through the authorised process. The guides explain both without treating them as the same document.
Collection and problem vehicles
What to tell us when the car will not start, move, steer or select neutral.
Access Scrap Car Without KeysLocked steering, electronic parking brakes, missing fobs and proof of ownership.
Damage Accident-Damaged CarsCollection, Cat N and Cat S vehicles, garages, storage yards and salvage value.
Car parks Multi-Storey CollectionHeight barriers, ramps, parking levels, locked brakes and restricted recovery access.
MOT Scrap My MOT FailureWhen a fail is worth repairing and when the growing job list says it is time to stop.
Collection Scrap Car CollectionHomes, garages, workplaces, rural properties, car parks and difficult access.
Abandoned Report an Abandoned VehicleWho to contact when you do not own the vehicle or have authority to dispose of it.
Local Collection AreasTown pages, postcode coverage and local access notes across the service area.
Vehicle-specific help
Before the driver arrives
You do not need to make the car look presentable. You do need to remove your belongings, gather the paperwork you have and tell us anything that changes the recovery job.
Official services
ScrapTrak guides put the process into plain English. These official pages remain the source to check when a rule, fee or government service may have changed.
ATFs, the V5C and telling DVLA.
Search for Authorised Treatment Facilities by postcode.
Change the keeper record after selling or transferring a vehicle.
Cancellation and refunds for full remaining months.
Retain the registration before the vehicle is sold or scrapped.
Cat A, B, S and N categories and what happens next.
Local collection help
The legal and paperwork advice is useful more widely, but ScrapTrak’s quote, price and collection pages are built around the local service area.
County quote information and popular collection pages.
County quote information and popular collection pages.
Start the quote with the registration and postcode, then describe the problem. ScrapTrak can explain which paperwork, collection or value route fits the car.
Guide hub questions
For a straightforward vehicle, start with Scrap My Car or How It Works. For a price question, use Scrap Car Prices and Scrap Car Value. For paperwork, begin with Documents Needed and Tell DVLA You've Scrapped a Car.
Yes. Enter the registration and postcode at any time. Use the notes to mention no V5C, no keys, missing parts, damage, flat tyres, locked brakes or difficult access.
Scrap Car Prices shows current local market context and guide ranges. Scrap Car Value explains how the individual vehicle is assessed. The quote form provides the vehicle-specific figure.
Use Tell DVLA You've Scrapped a Car for the keeper-notification process. The Certificate of Destruction guide explains the separate proof-of-destruction document.
Often, yes. Read the no-V5C guide and tell ScrapTrak before collection because extra identification, ownership evidence and a postal DVLA notification may be needed.
Use the No Keys and Non-Runner Collection pages. Tell us whether the car is locked, rolls, steers, brakes, has all four wheels and can be reached by a recovery vehicle.
Start with the MOT Failure page. The Scrap or Repair guide helps with the financial decision, while Salvage My Car explains when a complete failed-MOT vehicle may be worth more than a weight-only scrap price.
Some advice applies to most vehicles, but vans, EVs and hybrids have dedicated pages because weight, batteries, high-voltage damage and recovery requirements can differ.
The collection and local-pricing sections are written for ScrapTrak's Hampshire and West Sussex service area. Much of the DVLA and paperwork guidance applies more widely across England and Wales.
Yes. Where the answer depends on DVLA, GOV.UK, MOT or Authorised Treatment Facility rules, the guide links to the relevant official service so you can check the current position.
No. Cash payment for a vehicle being scrapped is illegal in England and Wales. ScrapTrak pays by bank transfer after the vehicle and ownership details have been checked.
Yes, but retain or transfer it before the car is sold or scrapped. Wait until you have the V778 retention document and the replacement V5C before the vehicle leaves.