Scrap My Car in North Yorkshire

Typical scrap car offers by town in North Yorkshire

Offers were similar right across North Yorkshire, between £177 and £194 in every town in the table. Towns with at least 10 enquiries in the last two years:

More North Yorkshire town pages:

• Ripon
• York
• Harrogate
• Scarborough
• Selby

What scrap cars are worth in North Yorkshire

The typical best offer across North Yorkshire has been £182, close to the £167 we see across the UK. Half of all North Yorkshire offers landed between £157 and £210.

Non-runners typically got £186, against £174 for cars that still drive. Damaged cars typically got £194, against £180 for undamaged cars. Diesels typically got £205, against £158 for petrol cars. Over the last 12 months the typical best offer in North Yorkshire was £180 (60 enquiries), about the same as £184 in the 12 months before (38 enquiries).

Age and mileage: what they did to offers in North Yorkshire

The typical car we priced in North Yorkshire was 17 years old with about 114,000 miles on the clock. Cars under 12 years old typically got the most, £205, against £177 for cars 16 to 19 years old. Cars with 120,000 to 160,000 miles typically got the most, £198, against £166 for cars with under 80,000 miles. That isn't a reward for miles: 94% of the North Yorkshire cars over 160,000 miles were diesels (against 53% overall), usually bigger cars and vans with more value in parts and metal.

Recent offers across North Yorkshire (to Sep 2026)

The cars we're asked to scrap in North Yorkshire

Vauxhall was the make we priced most often in North Yorkshire (28 enquiries), followed by Ford, BMW, Peugeot and Honda. 52% of the vehicles we priced in North Yorkshire were non-runners, so a car that won't start is normal here; it is collected by recovery truck. Diesel cars made up 53% of enquiries where we knew the fuel type, petrol 47%.

Models priced most often:

• Vauxhall Astra 10
• Ford Focus 5
• Vauxhall Corsa 4
• Vauxhall Meriva 4
• BMW 3 Series 3
• Vauxhall Insignia 3
• Ford Fiesta 3
• Vauxhall Vivaro 3

Collection across North Yorkshire

Collection is free from anywhere in North Yorkshire. In the last two years we priced cars from 17 postcode districts. 22 drivers across North Yorkshire accepted an offer and booked a collection. Enquiries peaked in March and July.

Busiest postcode districts

Licensed scrap yards in our network in North Yorkshire

Environment Agency public register (12 of 30 shown). We pass enquiries to these yards when no regular collector covers the area.