What's the best way to scrap my old Volvo?
Hi there, I have a 15-year old Volvo I would like to scrap; can you tell me the best way to go about this?
Many thanks, Annemarie
Annemarie Andreasson (Dublin)Jun 2015 Filed under: scrappage
Expert answer
Hi Annemarie,
It depends what you want to do. Do you want to trade it in for 'scrappage' against a new car? Simple, there are several car makers currently running scrappage-style schemes and you could get as much as €4,500 for your old Volvo, depending on which car you're trading it in against.
If you just want to get rid of it, then there are a number of private firms that will pay you for the car and come and collect it. A quick run through Google will find one of these for you, but you need to be wary - if a car is sold as scrap it must actually be scrapped, and you should be issued with an End Of Vehicle Life certificate that you can then present to the National Vehicle and Driver File maintained by the Dept. Of Transport Tourism and Sport. That's a legal requirement and if you don't comply then it's a fine or court case time.
So you need to make sure that the person scrapping your car is above board and professional. Don't, whatever you do, ring one of the mobile numbers on road-side signs saying 'we scrap your car for cash' because they don't - they give you €100 and then tart the car up to sell it on again.
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