You need to scrap your car as it's no longer roadworthy?

If its not taxed don’t worry 

Save it from sitting on your drive rotting away. If its been on your drive for a very long time and you are now unable to find the keys.

If you have a car you need to scrap in Brentwood, yet you don't know how to get it off the drive, don't stress! With a scrap depot in Basildon (on the doorstep to Brentwood), Benfleet Scrap Co has been in the recycling business for more than forty years. What we don't know about scrap isn’t worth knowing.

Furthermore, with four full time drivers covering Essex and gathering scrap vehicles for our behalf, there is no issue with regards to recovering your car. We PAY for your scrap vehicle! 

What to do next?

You should simply contact Benfleet Scrap Co for a free quote on the amount you will be paid for your car. Don’t worry if you can’t get your car to our Basildon scrap depot, don’t worry as we will arrange a time for one of our drivers to come to your premises and collect your car.

It is ideally that the registered keeper of the vehicle, in a perfect world we would want you to be there when our driver collects your scrap car. Nonetheless, we understand that this is not always possible, so we are able to recover your vehicle without you being present. Instead, you can always arrange for someone else to assist our driver on your behalf. 

How long will the process of collecting my car for scrap take? 

It ought to just take a matter of minutes to recover your scrap car. This will obviously rely upon where it is and how simple or hard it is for our driver to safely load it onto our recovery truck. 

What do I – or the individual who will be there during the scrap car collection need? 

With regards to collecting your scrap car in Brentwood, in a perfect world we require the vehicle's V5C (log book) and keys. On the off chance that you don't have both of these, we are unfortunately unable to scrap your car. 

However, in the event that you have lost your keys however have the V5C, we can scrap your car. Vice a Versa, in the event that you have your keys but no log book, we can scrap your car. In these situations, we would need to provide alternative proof of ownership – either a SORN document or tax reminder dated within the last three months.

The individual present should provide us with relegation identification. Preferably this ought to be a photograph driving licence yet in the event that this is not accessible, we acknowledge an in-date passport AND utility bill with address dated within the last three months. 

By what means will I be paid if I choose scrap car collection? 

When gathering a vehicle for scrap, Benfleet Scrap Co can pay you in two ways – cheque or cash. In the case of paying with cheque, legally, this should be made payable to the individual our driver meets at your car. If you are unable to be there, the cheque will be made out to your friend, relative or neighbour. If you would like cheque to be the method of payment for scrap call collection in Basildon, this needs to be pre-arranged. 

On the off chance that you might want to be paid in cash, this is only possible if the vehicle to be scrapped holds a valid MOT certificate.