Scrapping a deceased persons car

Shao

Hi all,

A friend of mines father passed away a couple of years ago and there has been a car sitting up in the shed ever since .

They are clearing out the shed and are wondering how they go about scrapping the car ?

The log book is in the name of the deceased father .

They have completed the probate process and have their docs to say they are in charge of the estate , if this is any help.

Any help on this or a point in the right direction would be great , haven't been able to find anything online and it needs to be moved as soon as possible.

Thanks for looking

Barry Barry

Regardless of whos name its in, theres someone who will take it away.

Could they not try sell it? What kind of car is it?

Shao

Barry Barry wrote: »

Regardless of whos name its in, theres someone who will take it away.

Could they not try sell it? What kind of car is it?

But if it was ever dumped etc surely it would come back to my friends door , if the ownership wasn't changed ? Sorry I don't drive myself , haven't a clue of how people go about this
Thought it would be fairly straightforward as people die all the time but can't see anything online.

It's a Volvo not sure of exact model

miller50841

How long is it sitting up, what year and try find out what model and engine size and any more info.

If they just send for scrap you need to get a cert to show it was scrapped and if they sell to a new owner they can send the logbook with the new owners name filled in on it and just sign as the original owner as seller.

I understand the original owner has died but just sign his name on it.

Barry Barry

Shao wrote: »

But if it was ever dumped etc surely it would come back to my friends door , if the ownership wasn't changed ? Sorry I don't drive myself , haven't a clue of how people go about this
Thought it would be fairly straightforward as people die all the time but can't see anything online.

It's a Volvo not sure of exact model

That is a very good point.

You could try calling up a breakers yard/scrap yard and they will take it and break it up to sell for parts. Make sure its an official, well-known place though.

I had these guys take away my grandparents car a few years ago and had absolutely no hassle afterwards.

http://www.summerhillspares.ie/

Shao

Thank you for that link.

I think she would just be worried that if anything happened or she singed as him it would come back to her and we both presumed there would be a quick and simple method for her to sign of as the administrater of the estate and sell or scrap the car , but it looks like she would have to contact reg authority send off her details and get it to her name to then scrap or sell which is a lot of hassle to just clear the space. And that's if that's even the process .

Saab Ed

Not wanting to sound like a pariah of sorts but what type of car is it, what age is it and what sort of general condition is it in? It might actually be of some use/value to someone on here without having to go in the scrapyard.

Shao

miller50841 wrote: »

How long is it sitting up, what year and try find out what model and engine size and any more info.

If they just send for scrap you need to get a cert to show it was scrapped and if they sell to a new owner they can send the logbook with the new owners name filled in on it and just sign as the original owner as seller.

I understand the original owner has died but just sign his name on it.

She has all the details of car , I don't have them here. It's a 98 volvo 1.8 is all I can think of off hand.

It's sitting up since before her father passed away so at least 2yrs+ max 3

Barry Barry

Shao wrote: »

Thank you for that link.

I think she would just be worried that if anything happened or she singed as him it would come back to her and we both presumed there would be a quick and simple method for her to sign of as the administrater of the estate and sell or scrap the car , but it looks like she would have to contact reg authority send off her details and get it to her name to then scrap or sell which is a lot of hassle to just clear the space. And that's if that's even the process .

I see where your coming from but if she uses a well known company theres only a very slim chance something like that will happen.

When I had my grandparents car taken away it was in my grandfathers name and I explained that the car has been there for years etc and they took it absolutely no problem.

If you get a breakers yard to take it away it will probably be broken up into 100 pieces the same day.

miller50841

As stated you would have no problem signing on behalf of deceased.e.g He signed already.

Nobody needs to know and it is not checked up unless the car was sold stolen or something like that.

If you were keeping the car then changing into widows name would be okay but honestly not necessary.

You should look up all info on the car and see if it's worth anything because it may actually be a good Volvo and worth putting back on the road.

Let me know as I do a bit with car's myself

Shao

miller50841 wrote: »

As stated you would have no problem signing on behalf of deceased.e.g He signed already.

Nobody needs to know and it is not checked up unless the car was sold stolen or something like that.

If you were keeping the car then changing into widows name would be okay but honestly not necessary.

You should look up all info on the car and see if it's worth anything because it may actually be a good Volvo and worth putting back on the road.

Let me know as I do a bit with car's myself

Sorry I was wrong as per my friend it's a rover 618 1.8 luxury

Mully_2011

Bring the car to an authorised ELV facility and get a cert of destruction.

Shao

Barry Barry wrote: »

That is a very good point.

You could try calling up a breakers yard/scrap yard and they will take it and break it up to sell for parts. Make sure its an official, well-known place though.

I had these guys take away my grandparents car a few years ago and had absolutely no hassle afterwards.

http://www.summerhillspares.ie/

Thank you for the link and info , went with these guys , absolutely great company , excellent service and staff!

Would highly recommend to all!!!!

Thanks all for your posts