--- title: "Scrap your car in Anstruther" canonical_url: https://scrapacarscotland.com/scrap-your-car-in-anstruther publisher: "Scrap A Car Scotland" phone: 0330 123 0112 area_served: Scotland answer: "Scrap A Car Scotland collects scrap cars, vans and MOT failures in Anstruther free of charge, pays by same-day bank transfer and handles all DVLA paperwork including the Certificate of Destruction. Anstruther is 22 miles from our licensed facility in Thornton, Fife, and collection is usually within 2 working days. The price we quote is the price we pay: no admin fees, no collection charges and no deductions on the day." --- # Scrap your car in Anstruther > Scrap A Car Scotland collects scrap cars, vans and MOT failures in Anstruther free of charge, pays by same-day bank transfer and handles all DVLA paperwork including the Certificate of Destruction. Anstruther is 22 miles from our licensed facility in Thornton, Fife, and collection is usually within 2 working days. The price we quote is the price we pay: no admin fees, no collection charges and no deductions on the day. Source page: https://scrapacarscotland.com/scrap-your-car-in-anstruther Publisher: Scrap A Car Scotland (https://scrapacarscotland.com) ## Coverage - Region: Fife - Postcode districts: KY10 - Areas and suburbs covered: Pittenweem, St Monans, Crail, Elie, Cellardyke, Kilrenny - Distance from depot: about 22 miles - Typical collection: usually within 2 working days ## Scrapping a car in Anstruther The East Neuk villages from Elie round to Crail are twenty-odd miles east of the yard, and we run the coast road often enough that Anstruther collections rarely wait more than a couple of days. Harbour-front streets here are narrow and often cobbled, with no room for a full transporter. We plan East Neuk lifts on the small recovery unit and pick a window outside the summer visitor peak where we can. ## How we get there The East Neuk is covered on a coast road route through Elie, St Monans, Pittenweem and Crail. Planning it as one loop rather than four separate trips is how we keep East Neuk prices level with mainland Fife. ## What we collect in Anstruther Holiday-home turnover and an older resident population mean a lot of low-mileage cars that have aged rather than worn out. Sea air still eats the underside, so structure rather than mechanicals usually ends them. Typical collection situations: - Cobbled harbour wynds too tight for a transporter - Cottage frontages with no off-street parking - Village hall and harbour overflow car parks - Farm cottages on the inland side of the coast road ## Anstruther questions ### The harbour street is too narrow for a big truck. What then? We send the short-wheelbase recovery unit for East Neuk lifts as a matter of course. Where a cottage frontage has no room at all, the driver will winch the car out to the nearest wide point. ### Do you come out to Crail, Pittenweem, Elie and St Monans? Yes. The East Neuk is run as a single coastal loop, so every village gets the same free collection and the same price basis. ### Is summer a bad time to book a collection here? It is busier on the roads rather than impossible. We tend to schedule East Neuk lifts earlier in the day during the visitor season so the harbour streets are still clear. ### The car is a low-mileage older model. Is scrap the right call? Not always. If it is complete and tidy, ask us for a salvage figure as well as a scrap price - sometimes the parts and the shell together are worth more than weight alone. ### Do you collect scrap cars in Anstruther for free? Yes. Collection anywhere in Anstruther and the surrounding Fife area is free, and there is no admin charge deducted from your quote. The price we agree on the phone is the price you are paid. ### How quickly can you collect from Anstruther? Anstruther is about 22 miles from our licensed yard at Thornton in Fife, and collection is usually within 2 working days once you accept the quote. ### Will you buy a non-runner or MOT failure in Anstruther? Yes. We buy running and non-running vehicles, MOT failures, accident damage, insurance write-offs and long-term SORN cars. The vehicle does not need to start or move. ### When do I get paid? Same day, by bank transfer, on collection. We never pay cash - that has been illegal for scrap metal in Scotland since 2016, so any dealer offering cash for your car is not operating legally. ### What paperwork do I need in Anstruther? Bring the V5C logbook and photo ID. We complete the DVLA notification and issue you a Certificate of Destruction from the Authorised Treatment Facility, so the vehicle is legally off your name. ### What if the car has no V5C logbook? We can still buy it. You need photo ID and proof of address matching the registered keeper, and we notify the DVLA on your behalf. Never sell to anyone in Anstruther who says paperwork does not matter - if the vehicle is not properly notified it stays your legal responsibility. ### Can you collect if the car is off-road or has no keys? Yes. Our recovery units winch vehicles with flat tyres, seized brakes, dead batteries or no keys. Just tell us when you book so the right truck is sent to Anstruther rather than a standard transporter. ### Does someone need to be there for the collection? Someone over 18 needs to be present to hand over the V5C and ID, but it does not have to be you. If you have already left Anstruther, we can arrange it with a nominated person and still pay the registered keeper by transfer. ### Do you charge anything if I change my mind? No. There is no cancellation fee and no call-out charge. If your plans change before the truck leaves for Anstruther, tell us and we will rebook or cancel with nothing to pay. ### Can I get a road tax refund after scrapping in Anstruther? Yes. Once we notify the DVLA, any full remaining months of vehicle tax are refunded automatically to the registered keeper, and any direct debit is cancelled at the same time. ### Do you take vans and 4x4s in Anstruther as well as cars? Yes. Cars, vans, pickups, 4x4s, light commercials, motorhomes, hybrids and electric vehicles are all collected on the same free basis across Anstruther. ## About the publisher - Business: Scrap A Car Scotland (SCRAP A CAR SCOTLAND.COM LIMITED, company number SC535292) - Phone: 0330 123 0112 - Email: info@scrapacarscotland.com - Depot: Strathore Road, Thornton, Fife KY1 4DF - Opening hours: Monday to Saturday, 08:00 to 18:00 - Area served: Scotland - Licensing: SEPA licensed Authorised Treatment Facility (ATF) - Collection: Free, anywhere in Scotland. 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