Scrap my car
in Dorking

Hills, lanes and the A24

The A24 and A25 bring a collector into Dorking easily enough; it is the last mile that needs planning. Zig Zag Road, the lanes to Coldharbour and Abinger, the farm tracks off the Holmwoods — a long-wheelbase truck does not fit everywhere, so tell us exactly where the car is and the yard sends the right vehicle. Once you accept the price, the collector rings to agree a day, usually within one to three days.

RH4 and RH5

RH4 is Dorking itself, Westcott, Pixham and North Holmwood; RH5 the villages — South Holmwood, Beare Green, Capel, Ockley, Brockham, Newdigate, Abinger and Holmbury St Mary. The town centre is narrow and parking is tight behind the High Street; the villages are drives, barns and field gates.

What the hills send

More 4x4s, pickups and estate cars than the rest of Surrey, and more vehicles that have been left somewhere for years. A Land Rover or Hilux with its engine and gearbox intact is worth more than its weight and is priced that way; a car that has stood in a barn is a non-runner and is winched from where it sits. MOT failures on rust are common on the older village cars. Tell us honestly what works and the price you accept is the price paid.

The paperwork, by the yard

The collector is an Authorised Treatment Facility. Photo ID and proof of address for the registered keeper, bank transfer within 24 hours of collection — cash is illegal — and the Certificate of Destruction issued so the DVLA record closes. No logbook? The ID check covers it.