Scrap my car in Blackpool online

The running costs are too expensive  

It's not cheap to live in Blackpool and owning a car in the town is particularly challenging. Blackpool has some of the highest car insurance prices in the UK, with locals struggling to find policies that cost lower than £561 a year, and many locals paying upwards of £725 annually. It doesn't help that even when the tourist season isn't in full swing, there are still too many standstills and delays on the town's roads and Blackpool is often cited as having some of the worst congestion in the UK. That means more spending on fuel but getting fewer miles out of it. Tired of spending money on a car that far outweighs the use they get out of it, more local drivers than ever are getting quick cash for scrap cars in Blackpool and using that money to either buy a car that's cheaper to run or looking at alternative travel options.

Scrap a car if it's not being used  

There are 63.3% of households in Blackpool who own a car. This is a lot lower than the national average of 77%. The problem is that even those locals that do own a car are leaving them at home more often than using them to get around daily. When cycling, walking, and public transport are cheaper (and sometimes even faster) than getting behind the wheel, it's no wonder that so many cars are simply being kept for emergencies or that once a year-long journey. When cars are undriven for long periods, they start to degrade. That means they might not even start when their owners finally do decide to go for a drive. The value of those cars will drop, and you still have to pay for road tax and insurance unless you've declared your car as SORN. Getting cash for scrap cars in Blackpool is easy, and great for your bank balance.

You find public transport preferable

Although it has a considerable population size, Blackpool itself is small enough to allow for a variety of travel options that don't involve owning a car. Walking around the town itself is easy, and the Metroline bus service is a lot more than simply being efficient and cheap. It's also been designed to be remarkably easy to use, and both the buses and the bus stops themselves have been colour-coded to make it easier to get on the right bus! The tram service makes it easy to get what you need to go. As more bus services keep on getting added, it's no wonder that an incredible 36.7% of households in Blackpool don't even have a car. Realising that they can get much more miles for their money and avoid paying high insurance, locals are selling their cars to scrap dealers in Blackpool and sticking to cheaper, easier ways of getting around the town.

The car has failed its MOT

Headlamps, electrical equipment, and suspension issues are the main reasons for cars in Blackpool to fail their MOT. There are quite a lot of those failures too, with a worrying 36.2% of all cars in Blackpool failing their MOT. That's slightly higher than the UK average of 35% and means that more than a third of cars in Blackpool will fail an MOT. Due to a low level of disposable income, there are a lot of older cars being driven in the town, and for cars that were registered in 2002 or earlier, the failure rate for an MOT goes up to a terrifying 45%. When a car fails its MOT, the choice is to either pay for repairs and another test or to try and sell that car without a valid MOT. We have made it easier than ever to sell a car without an MOT in Blackpool.

You could use the money for other things

When only 65% of Blackpudlians are in employment, and the weekly gross income for the town is considerably lower than most other places in the country, locals are struggling with disposable income. It is estimated that the average Blackpool resident in full-time employment is only getting paid £417 a week, and that's before tax. The result is a lot of people with cars that they can't afford to repair, and who are reluctant to spend money on an expensive insurance policy. Whether it's for Christmas presents, a holiday, or just to cover yourself when an unexpected bill comes through the door, locals are selling their old cars to scrap metal dealers in Blackpool. With that money going straight into their bank accounts, those locals are avoiding payday loans and high repayments. It's good to know that when you need emergency money for any reason, your car is worth more than you thought.

You want a hassle-free way of selling your car

The residents of Blackpool were not very pleased when they found out they were voted the least happy place in the UK. The town came together as a whole and have worked hard to improve their image, displaying that community spirit that Blackpudlians are generally known for. So, although there's some confusion about the friendliness and happiness of the locals, selling a car in the town is no easier than elsewhere in the country. Selling a car to a private buyer is nothing but stress. Uploading pics to an online selling page, dealing with notifications and repeated questions, and then having to book days off work just to deal with timewasters who might not even bother to show up. More locals than ever are choosing the practical alternative of selling their old cars to our scrap dealers in Blackpool and getting immediate payments, no haggling, and free car collection too.

Your car is costing you a fortune to maintain

Maintenance costs are usually one of those car expenses that are overlooked, sometimes due to the hope that they won't be necessary. The fact is that cars will always need money spent on them, and when you're spending more on general maintenance than you are on insurance and petrol combined, then you know that there's a problem. Currently, between 36% and 45.8% of cars fail their MOT in Blackpool, depending on the age of those cars. That means a lot of cars on the road that need a lot of work doing to them before they can be considered safe to drive. When money is tight, and you can't afford maintenance costs, selling that car to our scrap metal dealers in Blackpool is quick and easy, and locals are using that money to invest in a car that might not need quite so much looking after.

Your car is very fuel inefficient    

Although the price of petrol in Blackpool is slightly lower than what you can expect to pay elsewhere in the country, the combination of large numbers of old cars and busy roads means that locals are spending more on fuel than they ever thought. Of course, all cars will start to need more fuel as they age, but with so many older vehicles on the roads of Blackpool, that's a lot of fuel being wasted. It doesn't help that so much of that fuel is wasted sitting in a traffic jam on the Talbot Road or the Dickson Road. Every year, the speed of driving in Blackpool drops, and last year saw motorists only getting to 18mph for the majority of their car journeys. If you're spending more on filling up your tank than you do on shopping, then it's time to start thinking about getting cash for a scrap car in Blackpool.

Your car is written off  

Blackpool is the second most visited UK destination after London. While that's great for the local economy and makes for some fun nights out with people in full-on holiday mode, it's not so great when you have to join those tourists on the roads. The road system in Blackpool is compact, and that means a lot of stop/start traffic and a high potential for minor and major collisions. The loss of the dual carriageway on the Prom hasn't helped! When you've been involved in a vehicle collision that's left your car a wreck or would cost more to buy than a repair, it can be tricky to know what to do. Selling damaged cars in Blackpool can be very difficult when you're trying to sell privately, which is why we have worked hard to make it so easy and so profitable for you. We'll even come and collect that wreck for free!

You're getting too old to drive  

There's a higher ratio of over-65s living in Blackpool than the UK average. Even the 50-59 demographic makes up 15% of the Blackpool population, while just over a fifth of locals are under the age of 20. With such a large proportion of the town being skewed towards the older generations, it's not really a surprise to find that one of the top reasons for locals to scrap a car in Blackpool is due to age-related issues. While getting older isn't itself a barrier to excellent driving skills, there are health issues that make getting behind the wheel significantly more dangerous. Ailing vision or hearing, or even memory loss, can all affect your road safety. Rather than taking risks after an operation or when mobility is becoming a challenge, locals are selling their car to scrap car dealers in Blackpool and avoiding driving once and for all.