Scrap My Car Coventry
We collect your scrap car in Coventry for free, 6am to 10pm every day, and pay you by bank transfer on the day we collect.
Open 6am to 10pm, seven days a week
Fully licensed scrap dealer. Certificate of Destruction issued.
11+
Years trading
10,000+
Cars collected
2,500+
Same-day pickups
Scrap car collection in three steps
Tell us about the car
Send us the registration and postcode, and we come back to you with a price.
We collect it for free
We agree a time with you and collect the car from wherever it is, running or not.
You get paid
We check your photo ID and pay you by bank transfer on the day, and you get your Certificate of Destruction within 7 days.
Scrap car buyers for cars and vans
Scrap my van
We scrap vans as well as cars, collected from you and paid on the day.
Sell a non-running car
Sell my non-running car covers a car that will not start or cannot be driven: it still has a value, and we collect it.
Sell a damaged car
You can sell your damaged car to us: damaged in an accident or too costly to repair, it still has a scrap value.
Sell an MOT failure car
You can sell an MOT failure car to us: when the repairs cost more than the car is worth, get a price before you pay for the work.
Scrap a car without a V5
You can still scrap a car without a V5 logbook.
Sell business and fleet vehicles
We take company vehicles, give a price for each one and pay by bank transfer.
Scrap car prices in Coventry
A scrap car in Coventry fetches about £270 on average.
These figures put a small car at about £205, a medium car at about £275, a large car at about £335 and an SUV at about £485.
Get a price for your carWhy choose us
We are a fully licensed scrap metal dealer.
Free collection
We collect anywhere in your area, from your home, a garage or wherever the car is.
We're local
We reach Coventry in about 38 minutes by road via the M6, so a collection is quick to arrange.
Paid on the day
We pay by bank transfer, as the law requires, on the day we collect.
Open every day
We collect from 6am to 10pm, seven days a week.
Cars and vans
We take them running or not, with or without a V5C, and company vehicles too.
Certificate of Destruction
A scrapped car must go to an authorised treatment facility, which issues your Certificate of Destruction within 7 days.
Years in the trade
We have been buying cars for scrap for over 11 years.
Cars collected
We have collected more than 10,000 cars.
Same day collection
We offer same-day collection.
Car scrap value: what sets the price
What a car fetches for scrap is made up of its weight at the current metal rate, its catalytic converter and any parts that can be reused.
Steel is only about a third of what most cars fetch, so your price moves far less than the metal headlines suggest. A car with its catalytic converter fitted and a complete engine and gearbox pays more than one without them.
Coventry postcodes we cover
We cover Coventry's CV1 to CV6 postcode districts. Give us the full postcode or share your location pin when you call.
Coventry postcode districts
CV1 includes Hillfields (0.6 miles from the centre), Spon End (0.8 miles), Bishopgate Green (0.7 miles) and Draper's Fields (0.5 miles).
CV2 includes Wyken (2.3 miles from the centre), Stoke (2 miles), Potter's Green (2.7 miles) and Bell Green (2.4 miles).
CV3 includes Binley (2.4 miles from the centre), Stivichall (1.4 miles), Willenhall (2.4 miles) and Green Lane (2 miles).
CV4 includes Canley (2.2 miles from the centre), Tile Hill (3.4 miles), Westwood Heath (3.4 miles) and Gibbet Hill (3.2 miles).
CV5 includes Earlsdon (1.1 miles from the centre), Allesley (3 miles), Lower Eastern Green (2.7 miles) and Chapel Fields (1.4 miles).
CV6 includes Holbrooks (2.5 miles from the centre), Coundon (1.8 miles), Radford (1.4 miles) and Foleshill (2.2 miles).
Landmarks we collect from in Coventry
Coventry's landmarks include Coventry station (0.6 miles from the centre), Canley station (1.8 miles), University Hospital Coventry (3 miles), the University of Warwick (3.3 miles) and Coventry University (0.3 miles), and we collect from anywhere around them.
How far we are from Coventry
Coventry is about 22 miles by road, around 38 minutes (usually 30 to 45) via the M6, A45 and A4114.
Scrap cars in Coventry
Coventry's cars
Around 344,000 people live here, in about 133,000 households, and we collect scrap cars from every part of it. Around 153,000 cars were licensed here at the end of June 2026, about 1.2 for every household.
More than half of them (55%) were first registered in 2016 or earlier, against 48% across the UK, and around 35,000 (23%) in 2011 or earlier, so they are now 15 years old or more, close to the age at which the average car in Britain is scrapped. Whatever the age of yours, we collect it for free.
The most scrapped makes
The makes most often scrapped here are Ford, Vauxhall, Peugeot, Volkswagen and Renault. Around one in six is a Ford and one in seven a Vauxhall. We take every make and model.
Scrapping an untaxed or abandoned car
A car left untaxed, on SORN or abandoned on a local street can cost you money, and scrapping it is the simplest way out.
- Untaxed or SORN vehicles on the road
- Coventry City Council has devolved powers from the DVLA to investigate untaxed or SORN vehicles parked on the public highway.
- Abandoned vehicles
- A vehicle must be left in the same place for 21 days before Inspectors will visit, to determine if the vehicle meets any other abandoned vehicle criteria.
- Charges when the council removes a vehicle
- A keeper who wants back a vehicle the council has removed as abandoned pays £150 plus VAT for the removal and £20 plus VAT a day for storage.
Scrapping it with us costs nothing and takes one call: we collect it, pay you on the day, and the Certificate of Destruction tells DVLA the car has gone.
When to scrap a car
Scrap your car when fixing it would cost more than it is worth, or when it can no longer be driven legally. The usual reasons are a failed MOT with more work than the car is worth, a car that will no longer start, and an insurance write-off.
If your insurer writes the car off in category A or B, it cannot be repaired, and the insurer will usually arrange for it to be scrapped: category A means the whole car is crushed, and category B means the body shell is crushed and other parts can be salvaged. Categories N and S can be repaired and put back on the road.
If yours has reached that point, put its registration and your postcode in the form for a free quote.
Car scrap yards, and why we come to you
Scrap cars go to licensed scrap yards, called authorised treatment facilities, and there are 14 within 10 miles of central Coventry, the nearest 0.9 miles from the middle of the CV1 postcode district.
We come to you because a car that is ready for scrap often cannot be driven to a yard: it may have no MOT or tax, or not start at all. Our truck takes it from where it stands, and the collection costs you nothing.
14
licensed scrap yards within 10 miles of the centre
What scrap car dealers do with your car
At the authorised treatment facility, a scrap car is drained of its fuel, oil and other fluids first, then stripped of its reusable parts, and finally crushed so that its metal can be recycled.
The Certificate of Destruction that comes out of it closes the car's record with DVLA and is your proof that you handed the car over.
Delivered to an authorised facility
Drained of fuel, oil and fluids
Stripped of reusable parts
Crushed and recycled as metal
Your questions answered
Do you collect scrap cars in Coventry?
Yes. Coventry is covered by our scrap my car Birmingham service, with free collection 6am to 10pm every day.
Which Coventry postcodes do you cover?
We cover Coventry's six postcode districts: CV1 (Hillfields and Spon End), CV2 (Wyken and Stoke), CV3 (Binley and Stivichall), CV4 (Canley and Tile Hill), CV5 (Earlsdon and Allesley) and CV6 (Holbrooks and Coundon). Give us the full postcode or share your location pin when you call.
How far is Coventry from your base?
About 22 miles, around 38 minutes by road via the M6.
How much is my car worth for scrap in Coventry?
About £270 on average. These figures put a small car at about £205, a medium car at about £275, a large car at about £335 and an SUV at about £485. The exact price depends on your car's make, weight and parts, and we give you a free quote.
Who buys scrap cars in Coventry?
We do: Rapid Scrap My Car Birmingham is a licensed scrap metal dealer buying cars and vans across your area and the towns around it. Any licensed dealer has to check your ID, pay by bank transfer or cheque and use an authorised treatment facility, which is how you tell a real buyer from the rest.
What documents do I need to scrap my car in Coventry?
You need photo ID, such as a photocard driving licence or a passport, a utility bill or bank statement from the last three months if your ID does not show your address, and the V5C logbook if you have it. The law makes every dealer check who they are buying from, so there is no way round the ID. Keep the yellow slip from the V5C and tell DVLA the car has been scrapped, or you can be fined £1,000. Any full months of tax left are refunded automatically.
Can I scrap my car if I still owe finance?
No, not without the lender's permission while the car is on hire purchase or conditional sale. Ask them for permission, or for a settlement figure and pay it to clear the agreement, and then you can scrap the car like any other.
Can I scrap my car without a registration document?
Yes. A Certificate of Destruction can be issued without a V5C, so the missing logbook does not stop the car being scrapped. Have photo ID and any paperwork that links you to the car ready, and we will tell you what else is needed. Then write to DVLA to tell them it has gone for scrap.
Does my car have to be free from damage?
No. Accident damage, rust, a missing part or a car that has been sitting for years all still scrap. The price reflects the weight and what can be reused, not the paintwork.
Can I scrap my car for cash in Coventry?
No. Since 2013 no scrap dealer in England is allowed to pay cash for a car that is scrapped, so a dealer who pays cash for one is breaking the law. We pay by bank transfer on the day we collect.
Does it matter how much service history my car has?
No. A scrap price comes from the car's weight, its catalytic converter and its reusable parts, not from the stamps in the book. The only time history matters is if the car is good enough to sell rather than scrap.
Do I need to provide the keys for my car?
No. Hand them to the driver if you have them, and if they are lost, tell us when you book and we still collect the car.
Coventry
Coventry Neighbourhoods
Daimler Green, Upper Stoke, Ball Hill, Earlsdon, Whoberley, Holbrooks, Canley, Finham, Wood End, Willenhall, Binley, Tile Hill, Walsgrave on Sowe, Upper Eastern Green
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Our page on where we collect lists the rest.