Scrap car collection · Glasgow
Scrap my car
in Glasgow
Glasgow is where most of our Scottish cars come from: the Southside around Govanhill, Shawlands and Castlemilk, the East End from Dennistoun out to Easterhouse, Maryhill and Springburn in the north, and Govan and Pollok across the river. The collectors are licensed Scottish yards, and the site prices your car against every one of them that covers your G postcode.
- 496
- cars collected in Glasgow since February 2024
- £211
- typical price paid recently
- Free
- collection across G1–G53
- 24 hrs
- to be paid after collection
Today's prices
What scrap cars fetch in Glasgow today
- 01Small hatchbacke.g. Ford Fiesta, Nissan Micrafrom£157
- 02Family hatchbacke.g. Seat Leon, Toyota Aurisfrom£196
- 03Saloon or estatee.g. Mercedes C-Class, Peugeot 407from£234
- 04SUV or 4x4e.g. Hyundai Santa Fe, Nissan Qashqaifrom£280
- 05Vane.g. Peugeot Boxer, Ford Transit Customfrom£383
The last car collected here: a Renault Kangoo from G33, yesterday.
Paid, not quoted
What Glasgow owners were actually paid
- typical payment
- £211
- the middle of 125 cars
- what half were paid
- £180–£243
- the middle half of payments
- typical age
- 17 yrs
- when scrapped
- cars in 12 months
- 125
- October 2025 to September 2026
By size: weight sets the price
- 1,100–1,400 kg£203
- 1,400–1,700 kg£245
Typical payment in Glasgow by kerb weight.
Year by year
Typical payment in Glasgow by the year collected; 2026 runs to September.
From our own records
The cars scrapped most in Glasgow
- #1Vauxhall Corsa34 collected here
- #2Vauxhall Astra23 collected here
- #3Vauxhall Insignia10 collected here
Glasgow records
The ones that stood out
Top payment, last 12 months
£1,646
A 2020 Vauxhall Vivaro from the Glasgow area, collected in May 2026.
Oldest car in our records
1997
A Volvo V70 from the Glasgow area, collected in April 2024.
Were 15 years or older
82%
102 of the 125 Glasgow cars of known age collected in the last 12 months.
Glasgow by postcode
The G postcodes fan out from the centre: G1 to G5 in the middle and Gorbals, G11 to G15 for the West End, Partick, Anniesland and Drumchapel, G20 to G23 for Maryhill, Springburn and Possilpark, G31 to G34 for Dennistoun, Shettleston, Riddrie and Easterhouse, G40 to G46 for Bridgeton, Shawlands, Govanhill, Castlemilk and Giffnock, and G51 to G53 for Govan, Cardonald and Pollok. In our records the Southside — Govanhill and Shawlands in G41 and G42, Castlemilk in G45 — and the East End send the most. Every district is priced on its own against the yards that cover it.
Tenements, permits and car parks
Much of Glasgow's housing is tenement streets with permit parking and nowhere to leave a dead car for long, and the collectors that work the city are used to it: a car in a controlled parking zone, in a multi-storey or in a back court off a lane is a normal job when the driver knows in advance. Say where the car is and whether it rolls when you book.
Scottish rules
The yards are licensed metal dealers and Authorised Treatment Facilities in Scotland. Cash for scrap has been banned in Scotland since 2016, so the registered keeper is paid by bank transfer within 24 hours of collection; the yard checks photo ID and proof of address, issues the Certificate of Destruction and the DVLA is told you are no longer the keeper.
Any car, any state
MOT failures, non-runners, insurance write-offs, retired taxis and vans up to 3.5 tonnes are all priced the same way — weight, today's metal rate and what is on the car. No V5C? The driver needs ID and proof of address, not the logbook.
Before you book
Useful for Glasgow owners
Questions
What people in Glasgow ask
Which parts of Glasgow are covered?
All the G1 to G53 city postcodes, from the Southside and the East End to Maryhill, the West End and Govan. Coverage follows which Scottish yards are on the network at the time — enter your postcode and the site confirms it before you accept anything.
My car is in a permit zone in Govanhill — can it be collected?
Yes. The driver does not need a permit to stop and load, and Glasgow collectors work controlled parking zones every day. Tell us the street and whether the car moves.
Can I be paid cash in Glasgow?
No — Scotland banned cash for scrap metal in 2016. The collector pays the registered keeper by bank transfer within 24 hours of collection.
What do scrap cars fetch in Glasgow?
Over the last 12 months the typical Glasgow car was paid £211, and half of them fetched between £180 and £243. Weight moves it most: cars of 1,100–1,400 kg typically made £203 here, cars of 1,400–1,700 kg about £245.
Is a 15-year-old car still worth scrapping in Glasgow?
Yes: 82% of the cars collected in Glasgow in the last 12 months were at least 15 years old, and the typical one was 17. The oldest on our Glasgow records is a 1997 Volvo V70.
Have scrap car prices in Glasgow gone down?
The typical payment in Glasgow was £218 in 2024, £202 in 2025 and £219 so far in 2026. So Glasgow is about where it was in 2024.
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