Scrap my car in Maidstone online

You're getting too old to drive  

There are a lot of over-60s living in Maidstone, and age is one of the top reasons for local residents to say goodbye to their cars once and for all. Breaking down the demographics sees that 6.6% of the Maidstone population is aged between 60 and 64, 9.2% are aged between 65 and 74, while 7.9% are aged over 75. Age itself is not a barrier to safe driving, and older drivers tend to be more experienced and more patient. However, as health issues start to make driving skills suffer, it starts to become more dangerous to use a car. When your eyesight isn't as good as it used to be, or your hands don't have the flexibility they used to, then every time that you get behind the wheel you are putting yourself and others at risk. Local motorists over the age of 60 are increasingly getting cash for scrap cars in Maidstone.

The car has high fuel consumption  

On average, it costs £1.11 per litre to fill up a tank in the town, but locals are finding that those costs continue to spiral. That's because there are a high number of cars in the town that are older, and that means they are less fuel-efficient than they used to be. When you're filling up the same tank for the same journeys, but finding that you keep on spending more every time that you pull onto a petrol station forecourt, that's a good sign that your car needs to be replaced. It's one thing spending over the odds on fuel, but when you're then wasting that fuel while stuck in traffic on the A229, then you're just burning money needlessly. To save money, motorists are selling their fuel-inefficient cars to the top scrap metal dealers in Maidstone and investing in a car that's cheaper to fill up.

You find public transport preferable

Maidstone has some fantastic transport links, with just a short train ride getting you either deep into London or to the channel tunnel. The bus routes are incredibly comprehensive, and everywhere in and around the town is well-served by a frequent, reliable, and clean service. It's very cheap to use the bus as well, with options like the Maidstone PlusBus ticket meaning unlimited travel across the whole urban and rural areas of the town. It's no surprise then to find that local motorists realise that not only can they get away with not owning a car, but that they actually get a lot more miles for the same amount of spending. The quality of the public transport is seeing more local motorists than ever selling their cars to our scrap metal dealers in Maidstone and keeping hold of that money for more fun activities than paying for more car maintenance.

The car has failed its MOT

On the surface, Maidstone has an excellent average when it comes to the number of cars that fail their MOT in the town. The UK average is a 35% failure rate, but for most drivers in the town, that figure is slightly lower at 33.2%. However, that number gets a lot worse, the older a car is. Cars in the town that were registered in 2007 have a failure rate of 37.9% (higher than the national average) and the stats get worse the older the car is. For those cars registered back in 2000, the failure rate for an MOT is 52.3%, meaning that more than half all cars of that age that go in for an MOT in the town will fail. Local motorists, tired of paying out regularly for repairs, are finding out how easy it is to sell a car without an MOT in Maidstone.

Scrap a car if it's not being used

There are a lot of car-owners in Maidstone. Currently, almost 84% of all households in and around the town have a car, but those cars might not be seeing as much use as they used to. That's because the number of people cycling, walking, or getting the bus to work is slowly increasing every year. With so many people looking at alternative means of getting to where they need to be, a lot of cars are just being left at home. The problem with doing that is that you still have to pay for road tax and car insurance, and your car will slowly degrade through lack of use. That means it will be harder to sell at a reasonable price. Instead of continuously spending on a car that's not being used, locals are instead getting cash for scrap cars in Maidstone and using that money on other things.

Your car’s no longer safe to drive  

When a third of all cars that go in for an MOT in Maidstone will fail, that's a good indication that there are a lot of older cars owned and being used in the town. All cars get less safe to drive as they get older unless you're willing to keep on spending on advanced maintenance. If those repairs keep getting put off, then cars start to be a lot more dangerous to use, and they become far more likely to get involved in an accident. Sometimes, when wear and tear are particularly bad, cars may even be illegal to drive. It's ageing cars that are leading local drivers to our scrap dealers in Maidstone. They are getting paid immediately for even severely damaged cars in Maidstone and using that cash to buy a vehicle that's considerably safer to use on the roads of the town.

You're going electric

Kent and Medway are working hard to break away from fossil fuels, and the high number of electric vehicles registered in Maidstone is testament to that. Across Kent, there has been a 40% rise in the number of registered electric cars over the last three years, and between 2017 and 2018 there was a sudden 43% jump. That means that there are currently around 423 electric vehicles now registered in Maidstone, and the town was also the first in the UK to install a 350kW EV charging station. As the UK government continues to encourage the shift to electric travel, more drivers in Maidstone than ever before are looking at ways to get rid of their old cars and make the change to a more environmentally friendly means of getting around. Selling your old gas-guzzler to our scrap dealers in Maidstone means having some extra cash in your pocket when you head to an electric car dealership.

You want a hassle-free way of selling your car

Maidstone is the 25th happiest place to live in the south-east and the 94th happiest in the whole of the UK. Every visitor to the town and there are 4 million tourists every year, gets to experience the welcoming friendliness of the locals. Unfortunately, if you're a local trying to sell a car, then there's a good chance that you won't get to experience any of that friendliness. That's because selling a car privately always brings with it some high levels of stress and a high chance of only dealing with stressed-out buyers who are certain that they're getting ripped off. Instead of dealing with timewasters who don't show up and hagglers who basically want a car for free, local motorists are selling their cars quickly and conveniently to scrap dealers in Maidstone. With a sales process designed around the customer, it's never been easier to sell a car hassle-free.

Your car is written off  

Maidstone is a small town, and the roads can get very congested. In a list of the top 10 most dangerous roads in Kent, Maidstone has two that rank highly. The A229 that goes from Maidstone all the way to Tunbridge Wells is a notorious accident blackspot, while the A274 that takes drivers through the Weald is either badly congested or cursed with people breaking the speed limit. Accidents are always going to be common on those roads, as well as in the narrow lanes immediately surrounding the town. Although improvements are being made to those roads, there are still drivers being left with a wreck they don't think they can sell after it's been involved in an accident. Thanks to our high prices, those drivers are finding out just how much even the most damaged cars in Maidstone are worth. The money that they are getting is being put towards safer, more reliable cars.

You’re looking for a part-exchange  

Using an old car that you no longer want as a part-exchange on a newer car is very common in Maidstone. That's due to the high number of older cars in the town that don't have a lot of resale value. Many customers think little about the impracticalities of part-exchanging, and they head to a car dealership with a clear goal in mind. The problem is that those car dealerships are all about making the maximum profit, and if that means that you get less than the true value of your old car, then that's on you. Now, residents are finding out how easy it is to sell a car for scrap in Maidstone and get the maximum value for their old cars. They are then able to make their way to a car dealership with the cash ready to spend, a clearer idea of their budget, and a lot more negotiation power.