Scrapping Mk3 VW Golf

Greendaisy

Just a query....I recently returned from abroad and I cannot get insurance on my 97 Golf.
It has been parked up since 2015, but it had passed the NCT prior to being parked.
I called a scrap dealer and he would only accept cars from 2001 onwards.
What are my options(I am in Tipperary)? What do people do with their older cars? Thanks

coylemj

If nobody will buy it from you, the process is that you bring it to an 'authorised treatment facility', the official term for operators who are authorised to take end of life vehicles. They will give you a certificate of destruction which you send to Shannon along with the registration cert. to have it officially recognised as scrapped. That will be the end of the matter.

Any other disposal option carries the risk that it ends up back on the road and you'll start getting speeding and toll tickets. And it won't be insured so there is a fair chance the cops will come calling because it was involved in a hit and run accident. As you've discovered, you can't take out a new policy on cars that old, nobody will insure them which is why even the scrap dealer doesn't want it.

http://www.tipperarycoco.ie/motor-tax/list-authorised-treatment-facilities

Notch000

put it on done deal for 300-500 euros and take the first 1 or 200 your offered, someone will want it for parts or as a project

Del2005

Notch000 wrote: »

put it on done deal for 300-500 euros and take the first 1 or 200 your offered, someone will want it for parts or as a project

Running the risk of getting done if the buyer just starts driving it. If it is sold make sure to post off the VLC and get a picture of the buyers ID.

Del2005

Del2005 wrote: »

Running the risk of getting done if the buyer just starts driving it. If it is sold make sure to post off the VLC and get a picture of the buyers ID.

Getting done for what?
Assuming he sends off the VLC that is .

Guy:Incognito

Del2005 wrote: »

Running the risk of getting done if the buyer just starts driving it. If it is sold make sure to post off the VLC and get a picture of the buyers ID.

Why would he not be sending off the vlc? It'd be a normal sale.

coylemj

It's a 20 year old uninsurable car, a scrap dealer has refused to take it which means the only person who will take it is a boy racer who will probably claim that he wants it for parts and who will give the OP a false address.

It's potentially more trouble than it's worth to do anything that could risk it ending up back on the road, deffo a case for scrap by the official route described by me above.

coylemj

coylemj wrote: »

It's a 20 year old uninsurable car, a scrap dealer has refused to take it which means the only person who will take it is a boy racer who will probably claim that he wants it for parts and who will give the OP a false address.

It's potentially more trouble than it's worth to do anything that could risk it ending up back on the road, deffo a case for scrap by the official route described by me above.

:rolleyes:

That could happen with any car.
OP says the car was/could be roadworthy just that he cant insure it.

CianDon

The car is not 'uninsurable' and in need of scrapping, the OP simply can't get insurance due to the vehicle age. If its a 3 door, send me a PM ;-)

Greendaisy

CianDon wrote:

The car is not 'uninsurable' and in need of scrapping, the OP simply can't get insurance due to the vehicle age. If its a 3 door, send me a PM ;-)

Thanks everyone for the advice.
It's a 5 door.....I feel bad just sending it off to be squashed ðŸ˜. It's on donedeal now, so will see what happens.

Toyotafanboi

Feel free to post a link to encourage the sale! http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057559228

coylemj

CianDon wrote: »

The car is not 'uninsurable' and in need of scrapping, the OP simply can't get insurance due to the vehicle age.

Well if you claim they are not one and the same thing, I'd be delighted if you could explain the difference between 'can't get insurance because of it's age' and 'uninsurable'

Buffman

Greendaisy wrote: »

It's on donedeal now, so will see what happens.

Just to give you an idea, I had a car of a similar size and vintage for sale 2 weeks ago and got numerous offers of between 70 and 100 from the scrappers. 70 was about the going offer, allowing for them to collect.

Greendaisy wrote: »

I called a scrap dealer and he would only accept cars from 2001 onwards.

He sounds more like a breakers/dismantlers, who'd want to break the car for parts.

An actual scrap dealer wouldn't care about car age.

68 lost souls

It's nearly vintage territory hold onto for a few years and cheap tax/insurance will be there.

Neilw

68 lost souls wrote: »

It's nearly vintage territory hold onto for a few years and cheap tax/insurance will be there.

It's a long way off cheap tax.
A 5 door mk3 isn't really sought after. They rust badly.
Unless it was a 2 litre 16v, they are worth a few €€€ to break, the ABF engine is worth a bit.

PurvesGrundy

I personally think it's bollocks scrapping a perfectly good car because crooked insurance companies who don't know **** won't insure them (not holding back, I know....)

A '97 Golf I think should be in with a chance of a classic policy. The only thing is it's barely interesting enough for anyone to have in addition to their daily driver.

Fred Swanson

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