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Scrapping my car

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  • 11-11-2013 4:11pm
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    nOddyseus
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭


    Hi guys,

    I have a 2001 Fiat Punto, which has served me well since 2005, but it's on death's door, I've not been using it for quite a while and therefore it's time for me to get rid.

    It doesn't have NCT nor is it taxed in quite a while. It also has numerous issues. Therefore it's not worth selling.

    I am therefore looking to scrap the car, but as I've never scrapped a car before, I've no idea what sort of price I should be looking to expect to receive for it (if any), nor do I know where I should go to scrap the car.

    Can I ask for your advice please?
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    biko
    Registered Users Posts: 81,223 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Google local "end of life" facility or "car recycling".
    They often pick car up for at no cost.
    Make sure to get a certificate that car has gone to car heaven.


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    bazz26
    Registered Users Posts: 51,111 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    A scrap yard might give you a €120 to €150 for it but may charge a fee for collecting it. Give a few local ones a ring for a price.


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    samih
    Registered Users Posts: 2,795 ✭✭✭samih


    I scrapped a similar car recently. Got €98 a ton from breakers. So you'd be looking around 100 quid give or take.

    If the car has only mechanical problems you'd probably get more than €100 for it by selling it on adverts/donedeal.


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    nOddyseus
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭nOddyseus


    Thanks for your responses guys.
    samih wrote: »
    If the car has only mechanical problems you'd probably get more than €100 for it by selling it on adverts/donedeal.

    Even without car tax and without an NCT?


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    padma
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭padma


    Put it up on donedeal with a list of the issues, ask for 450, take 350.


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    dgt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,985 ✭✭✭✭dgt


    I would have said donedeal it for about €300


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    SCOL
    Registered Users Posts: 446 ✭✭SCOL


    I contacted www.traynors.co.uk ( They are up the North )they quoted me in Sterling they came down south and collected my car and the guy paid me a much better rate than quoted down south.


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    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    did they give you a cert of destruction or export papers?


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    SCOL
    Registered Users Posts: 446 ✭✭SCOL


    Why do you need it ? I did not ask for one but I'm sure if you asked for it they would Issue one.
    I had a Merc and a Open and I got £650 for them.


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    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    because otherwise it's still registered in your name and they could (Probably won't) use the id to ring another vehicle and you get the fines....


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    bazz26
    Registered Users Posts: 51,111 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    SCOL wrote: »
    Why do you need it ? I did not ask for one but I'm sure if you asked for it they would Issue one.
    I had a Merc and a Open and I got £650 for them.

    So that the Department of Transport in Shannon can record the car as scraped and it is no longer registered to the current owner. This will also prevent the registration being cloned.


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    nOddyseus
    Registered Users Posts: 6 ✭nOddyseus


    padma wrote: »
    Put it up on donedeal with a list of the issues, ask for 450, take 350.
    dgt wrote: »
    I would have said donedeal it for about €300

    The only problem about putting it up on donedeal would be that I'd probably have to declare the car off the road, which I haven't done... right?


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    padma
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,874 ✭✭✭padma


    nOddyseus wrote: »
    The only problem about putting it up on donedeal would be that I'd probably have to declare the car off the road, which I haven't done... right?

    Once it is sold it won't matter, the new owner will start from the 1st of the month it was sold on. If your gonna be waiting to sell it, now would be a good time to get a declaration of non use. No big deal really.


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    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    not necessary to do a SORD if you aren't ever going to tax it yourself again. It dies on sale even if you did and new owner would need to do another one (or tax it)


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