We reach Inverness and the Highlands on planned collection runs. Booking a few days ahead gets you a firm date and a price that is not eaten up by haulage.
If you need to scrap a car in Inverness, Scrap A Car Scotland will lift it for nothing, pay you by bank transfer on the day and notify the DVLA for you. We run out to Inverness from our licensed Thornton yard in Fife, 145 miles away, and collection is on scheduled Highland runs, usually within a week. Non-runners, MOT failures and write-offs are all normal work for us, and the quote does not change on arrival.
For Highland addresses it is worth grouping vehicles. If a neighbour or family member also has a car to scrap, tell us - two on one run means we can pay more for both.
Inverness is served on planned Highland runs up the A9, usually combined with Moray and Perthshire work. Scheduling rather than ad hoc trips is the only honest way to pay a fair price 150 miles from the yard.
Highland vehicles work hard. We see high-mileage 4x4s, pickups and estate cars with salt and grit damage from winter roads, plus a fair number of vehicles left behind after a house move south.
Telling us where the vehicle actually sits is the single biggest thing that stops a wasted visit. These are the situations we deal with most often locally:
IV1 · IV2 · IV3
Scrap prices move with the metals market, so we will not publish a fixed figure that is wrong by next week. What we can tell you is how a Inverness vehicle is valued: weight of the shell, the parts still worth recovering, and the transport cost of getting it the 145 miles back to our Fife facility. Give us the registration and we price it properly on the call.
| Vehicle type | Typical examples | How it affects your quote |
|---|---|---|
| Small hatchback | Corsa, Fiesta, Polo, Aygo | Lightest shells, value driven mainly by reusable parts |
| Family saloon / estate | Focus, Astra, Golf, Mondeo | The most common vehicle we buy in Scotland |
| 4x4 and SUV | Qashqai, Freelander, X-Trail, Discovery | Heavier shells and catalysts, usually the strongest prices |
| Van and light commercial | Transit, Vivaro, Sprinter, Berlingo | Priced on weight the same as cars, no commercial surcharge |
| MOT failure or non-runner | Any make, any age | No deduction for not starting, moving or being roadworthy |
Your car leaves Inverness on our own transporter and goes straight to the Authorised Treatment Facility at Strathore Road, Thornton, Fife KY1 4DF. It is never left with a third party or resold as a runner.
Fuel, oil, coolant, brake fluid and refrigerant are drained and disposed of under our SEPA waste carrier licence WCR/R/1137358. Reusable parts are recovered and the shell is baled for steel recycling - typically over 95% of the vehicle by weight is recovered.
We notify the DVLA the same day and issue your Certificate of Destruction. That is the document that legally ends your responsibility for the vehicle, including tax, insurance and any future penalty notices.
Payment is made by transfer on the day of collection. Cash payment for scrap metal has been illegal in Scotland since 2016 - anyone offering it is not operating within the law.
The same trucks, drivers and paperwork every time - here is the kit that turns up when you book a scrap car collection in Inverness.
Our Inverness transporter covers the surrounding towns on the same route, so if the vehicle is not actually in Inverness you are still very likely inside our free collection area. Pick the closest town for local postcodes, timings and access notes.
Yes, on planned Highland routes rather than one-off trips. That is how we keep collection free at that distance, and it means the date is scheduled rather than immediate - normally within three to five days.
Yes. The Highland run covers Nairn, Beauly, Muir of Ord, Dingwall and the surrounding villages as well as the IV1 to IV3 city districts.
Tell us when you book and we will send a 4x4-capable recovery unit. Field, track and steading collections are normal Highland work for us.
No. Because Inverness is serviced on a scheduled multi-vehicle run instead of a dedicated 300-mile round trip, the transport cost is spread and your quote is not reduced for being far north.
There is no collection charge in Inverness or anywhere else in Highlands, and no paperwork fee either. You are paid the amount we quoted.
Inverness is roughly 145 miles from our licensed yard at Thornton in Fife, and collection is on scheduled Highland runs, usually within a week once you accept the quote.
We buy them daily. A car that will not start, will not pass an MOT or has been declared a write-off is standard work, not an awkward case.
Payment is made by bank transfer on the same day as collection, although it may arrive after the driver has left. We never pay cash - that has been illegal for scrap metal in Scotland since 2016, so anyone offering it is not trading legally.
Bring your logbook and a photo ID that matches the payment account. Everything after that is ours to do: DVLA notification and your Certificate of Destruction.
We can still buy it. You need photo ID and proof of address matching the registered keeper, and we notify the DVLA for you. Never sell to anyone in Inverness who says the paperwork does not matter - if the vehicle is not properly notified it stays your legal responsibility.
No keys, flat tyres, brakes seized solid, sitting on grass - all winchable. Just say so when booking and we send a recovery unit to Inverness instead of a flatbed.
Someone over 18 has to hand over the V5C and ID, but it does not have to be you. If you have already left Inverness, nominate a friend or neighbour and we still pay the registered keeper by transfer.
Nothing at all. Cancel or move the booking whenever you need to - we would rather rearrange than send a driver to Inverness for a car that is no longer going.
Yes. Once we notify the DVLA, any full remaining months of tax are refunded automatically to the registered keeper and the direct debit is cancelled at the same time.
Anything up to a light commercial. Vans, pickups, 4x4s, motorhomes, hybrids and EVs are collected in Inverness on exactly the same free basis as a hatchback.
"Excellent service as they come to you. Reis picked my car up. Was as helpful as can be, gave excellent communication regarding pickup time and was a laugh. Handled the document side of things and made the process ease. Will use the service again if needed."
Jordan Cameron
"Brilliant service! Fast, polite, and a good price given. A great experience all round - would highly recommend."
Emma Ashby
"Easy quote, best price around compared to the rest. Arrived to collect on time, collection driver was very helpful. Would I use them again... absolutely."
John Gray
