Scrap My Car in County Durham

Typical scrap car offers by town in County Durham

Where you are in County Durham matters: the typical best offer ran from £150 in Seaham to £223 in Crook. Towns with at least 10 enquiries in the last two years:

More County Durham town pages:

• Tow Law

What scrap cars are worth in County Durham

The typical best offer across County Durham has been £180, close to the £167 we see across the UK. Half of all County Durham offers landed between £151 and £210.

Cars that still drive and non-runners got much the same typical offer (£183 against £179). Undamaged cars typically got £183, against £173 for damaged cars. Diesels typically got £200, against £155 for petrol cars. Over the last 12 months the typical best offer in County Durham was £179 (147 enquiries), about the same as £180 in the 12 months before (260 enquiries).

Age and mileage: what they did to offers in County Durham

The typical car we priced in County Durham was 16 years old with about 114,000 miles on the clock. Cars under 12 years old typically got the most, £205, against £164 for cars 20 years and over. Cars with over 160,000 miles typically got the most, £208, against £159 for cars with under 80,000 miles. That isn't a reward for miles: 83% of the County Durham cars over 160,000 miles were diesels (against 50% overall), usually bigger cars and vans with more value in parts and metal.

Recent offers across County Durham (to Oct 2026)

The cars we're asked to scrap in County Durham

Vauxhall was the make we priced most often in County Durham (71 enquiries), followed by Ford, Citroen, Volkswagen and Peugeot. 49% of the vehicles we priced in County Durham didn't run. Non-runners still get offers; collection just needs a recovery truck. 15% came with accident or other damage. Diesel cars made up 50% of enquiries where we knew the fuel type, petrol 49%.

Models priced most often:

• Vauxhall Astra 23
• Ford Fiesta 22
• Ford Focus 17
• Vauxhall Insignia 15
• Citroen C4 13
• Vauxhall Corsa 11
• Skoda Fabia 10
• Audi A4 9

Collection across County Durham

Collection is free from anywhere in County Durham. In the last two years we priced cars from 30 postcode districts. 76 drivers across County Durham accepted an offer and booked a collection. Enquiries peaked in March and June.

Busiest postcode districts

Licensed scrap yards in our network in County Durham

Environment Agency public register (12 of 25 shown). We pass enquiries to these yards when no regular collector covers the area.