About vehicle & automobile scrap
Value is assessed component by component. The body and chassis are ferrous weight; alloy wheels, radiator and wiring harness are non-ferrous and carry disproportionate value; the battery is a separate regulated item; and tyres are usually a cost rather than a credit. Selling a vehicle as one lump of iron gives away the non-ferrous portion, so we itemise.
Paperwork is not optional. We need the registration certificate and proof that you are the owner or authorised to dispose of the vehicle. For a vehicle being taken off the road permanently, deregistration through the proper channel protects you from future liability attached to the registration, and we will point you to it.
Fluids — fuel, engine oil, coolant, brake fluid and refrigerant — must be drained under controlled conditions before dismantling, not on a driveway. That is part of the job we take on, and part of why end-of-life vehicles are quoted per vehicle rather than per kilogram.