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Scrap My Car in Merseyside
In the last two years 1,162 drivers across Merseyside asked us to price their car (311 in the past 12 months), from 8 towns. Every figure on this page comes from those offers.
Typical scrap car offers by town in Merseyside
Offers were similar right across Merseyside, between £190 and £200 in every town in the table. Towns with at least 10 enquiries in the last two years:
| Town | Enquiries | Typical best offer |
|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | 806 | £200 |
| Southport | 115 | £200 |
| St Helens | 98 | £200 |
| Wallasey | 49 | £200 |
| Prescot | 38 | £200 |
| Newton Le Willows | 23 | £200 |
| Birkenhead | 19 | £200 |
| Bootle | 14 | £190 |
More Merseyside town pages:
What scrap cars are worth in Merseyside
Offers across Merseyside have run above the UK figure: a typical best offer of £200 against £167 across all our enquiries. Half of all Merseyside offers landed between £150 and £220.
Cars that still drive typically got £200, against £180 for non-runners. Undamaged cars and damaged cars got much the same typical offer (£200 against £200). Diesels typically got £210, against £170 for petrol cars. Over the last 12 months the typical best offer in Merseyside was £200 (311 enquiries), about the same as £200 in the 12 months before (851 enquiries).
Age and mileage: what they did to offers in Merseyside
The typical car we priced in Merseyside was 17 years old with about 118,000 miles on the clock. Cars under 12 years old typically got the most, £250, against £170 for cars 20 years and over. Cars with 120,000 to 160,000 miles typically got the most, £200, against £180 for cars with under 80,000 miles.
By age (year of first registration)
By mileage
Recent offers across Merseyside (to Oct 2026)
| Month | Town | Vehicle | Year | Condition | Highest offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | Liverpool | Vauxhall Astra 1.4 | 2010 | Runs | £201 |
| Oct 2026 | Liverpool | Fiat 500 1.2 | 2009 | Non-runner | £130 |
| Oct 2026 | St Helens | Mercedes-Benz C 2.0 | 2002 | Non-runner | £220 |
| Oct 2026 | Southport | Honda Accord 2.0 | 2009 | Non-runner | £220 |
| Oct 2026 | St Helens | Jaguar Xf 3.0 | 2010 | Runs | £260 |
| Oct 2026 | St Helens | Ford Focus 1.0 | 2016 | Runs | £300 |
| Oct 2026 | St Helens | Ford Mondeo 2.0 | 2011 | Runs | £220 |
| Oct 2026 | Liverpool | Ford Mondeo 2.0 | 2007 | Runs | £225 |
| Oct 2026 | Liverpool | Vauxhall Insignia 1.8 | 2011 | Non-runner | £220 |
| Sep 2026 | St Helens | Land Rover Freelander 2.0 | 2005 | Runs | £200Accepted |
| Sep 2026 | St Helens | Peugeot 308 1.6 | 2009 | Runs | £200 |
| Sep 2026 | Liverpool | Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 | 2008 | Runs | £180 |
| Sep 2026 | Liverpool | MINI 1.6 | 2008 | Runs | £200 |
| Sep 2026 | St Helens | Ford Focus 1.6 | 2010 | Runs | £150 |
| Sep 2026 | Liverpool | Ford Mondeo 1.5 | 2019 | Runs | £350 |
What's your car worth in Merseyside?
Get my offerThe cars we're asked to scrap in Merseyside
Ford was the make we priced most often in Merseyside (273 enquiries), followed by Vauxhall, Peugeot, Volkswagen and Renault. 44% of the vehicles we priced in Merseyside didn't run. Non-runners still get offers; collection just needs a recovery truck. 14% came with accident or other damage. Petrol cars made up 52% of enquiries where we knew the fuel type, diesel 48%.
| Make | Enquiries | Typical offer | Highest offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ford | 273 | £180 | £500 |
| Vauxhall | 192 | £200 | £800 |
| Peugeot | 65 | £180 | £378 |
| Volkswagen | 58 | £180 | £350 |
| Renault | 52 | £170 | £350 |
| Citroen | 46 | £200 | £300 |
| Toyota | 45 | £160 | £250 |
| Audi | 41 | £220 | £400 |
| Nissan | 41 | £200 | £300 |
| Mercedes-Benz | 36 | £220 | £600 |
Models priced most often:
- Ford Focus 100
- Ford Fiesta 51
- Vauxhall Astra 50
- Vauxhall Corsa 44
- Vauxhall Zafira 32
- Ford Mondeo 28
- Vauxhall Insignia 23
- Audi A3 22
Collection across Merseyside
Collection is free from anywhere in Merseyside. In the last two years we priced cars from 45 postcode districts. 61 drivers across Merseyside accepted an offer and booked a collection. Enquiries peaked in April and June.
Busiest postcode districts
| District | Area | Enquiries | Typical offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| PR8 | Southport | 58 | £200 |
| PR9 | Southport | 57 | £200 |
| L11 | Liverpool | 46 | £205 |
| L13 | Liverpool | 45 | £180 |
| L8 | Liverpool | 45 | £180 |
| L4 | Liverpool | 44 | £190 |
| L36 | Liverpool | 43 | £200 |
| L6 | Liverpool | 43 | £200 |
| L24 | Liverpool | 37 | £220 |
| WA10 | St Helens | 35 | £200 |
Licensed scrap yards in our network in Merseyside
Environment Agency public register (12 of 23 shown). We pass enquiries to these yards when no regular collector covers the area.
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Scrapping a car in Merseyside: common questions
How much will I get for my scrap car in Merseyside?
The typical best offer across Merseyside has been £200, and half of all offers landed between £150 and £220. Offers were similar right across Merseyside, between £190 and £200 in every town in the table.
Which towns in Merseyside get the best scrap car offers?
Among Merseyside towns with at least 10 enquiries, the highest typical best offers were in Liverpool (£200), Southport (£200) and St Helens (£200). The full table above lists every town with enough enquiries to give a fair figure.
Can I scrap a car that doesn't run in Merseyside?
Yes. 44% of the Merseyside cars we priced in the last two years didn't run, and non-runners typically got £180. A car that won't start is collected by recovery truck at no cost to you.
Does the age or mileage of my car change the offer?
Yes, noticeably. Across Merseyside offers, by age they ranged from £170 to £250, and by mileage from £180 to £200.
Which cars are scrapped most in Merseyside?
Ford is the make we're asked to price most often in Merseyside, followed by Vauxhall, Peugeot and Volkswagen. The most common models were Ford Focus, Ford Fiesta and Vauxhall Astra.
Do you collect from every part of Merseyside?
Yes, collection is free. In the last two years we priced cars from 45 postcode districts and 8 towns across Merseyside, most often PR8 (Southport) and PR9 (Southport).
Where do scrap cars from Merseyside go?
To a licensed Authorised Treatment Facility, which issues a Certificate of Destruction. There are 23 licensed yards in Merseyside on the Environment Agency public register; some are listed above.
Figures from 1,162 Merseyside enquiries in the two years to October 2026. The typical offer is the median best offer per enquiry.