Scrap my car in Swansea online

The running costs are too expensive  

Although it's never cheap to keep a car running, drivers in Swansea have some high costs that can't be avoided. Swansea has been named as one of the most expensive cities in the UK for an MOT and for a basic service. Insurance isn't cheap in the city either, especially if you live in Mount Pleasant, where you can expect to pay around £200 a year more than those living in nearby Mumbles. Petrol is another issue in Swansea, and local drivers pay more for petrol than anywhere else in Wales. All of those running costs add up, and that means constantly paying out for a car that you might not even want anymore. Now that you can quickly and easily get cash for scrap cars in Swansea, local motorists are selling those old cars without any hassles, and either buying a more fuel-efficient car or deciding to go car-free forever.

Scrap a car if it's not being used  

If you've got an old car sitting in your driveway and you haven't used it for a while, then you're not the only motorist in the city who's doing the same. Although 71.5% of households in Swansea have access to a car, it's becoming much more common to only keep those cars for 'just in case' emergencies. The public transport system is one of the leading causes for not using a car as much as you used to, but the problem is that the longer you leave your car unused the more it depreciates in value. There's also the issue of finding that it won't even start when you do finally decide to use it! Just because you're not using your car doesn't mean that it's not going to cost you money. Rather than continuing to pay out for a car they're not using, we're seeing more locals than ever getting cash for scrap cars in Swansea, and using that money for much more practical things.

You find public transport preferable

An impressive 28.5% of households in Swansea have no access whatsoever to a car or van. That's because they have found that they don't really need private vehicles when the public transport system is so efficient. The average number of public transport users in Swansea is higher than the average for Wales, with 7.8% of the population using the buses and trains every single day for essential and nonessential travel. The Swansea bus station is very central, and the coverage of the service reaches all the way to Gower (and that's just the local bus service). You can even buy a Wales Pass ticket that allows you to get onto any bus that makes up the South Wales or First Cymru network. With public transport this comprehensive, more locals than ever are ditching their cars entirely and getting cash for scrap cars in Swansea instead. That means more miles for a much cheaper price.

The car has failed its MOT

Not only is there a slightly higher than average number of MOT failures every year in Swansea, but local motorists are also paying some of the highest prices in the country for those tests. In Swansea, you can expect to pay around £203 for an MOT and full service, and that's a lot of money to pay out if your car fails its test. It used to be very difficult to sell a car without an MOT in Swansea, but we have streamlined the entire process. Although you aren't legally allowed to drive a car to a scrap yard when it doesn't have a valid MOT, you can still sell it. That's because we provide free vehicle collection, so it's no wonder that one of the most common reasons for locals to sell their cars to scrap car dealers in Swansea is because they have failed their MOT and don't want to flush away more money on it.

You could use the money for other things

Only 46% of locals in Swansea are in full-time employment, and that leads to lower levels of disposable income than the UK average. That means many residents of the Welsh city are living month to month, and that exposes them to financial risks whenever an unexpected bill arrives or when vital car repairs come out of the blue. When it comes to accessing some emergency funds, families in Swansea have fewer savings than the national average, too, with just £875 safely stashed away compared to the UK average of £3116. So surprise bills can have long-lasting effects that can gradually chip away at your quality of life. While options like payday loans are available when you're in a tight spot, these also come with serious risks. It's the need for a quick cash boost that is seeing so many local heading to scrap metal dealers in Swansea and getting paid straight into their bank accounts when they need the money the most.

Your car’s no longer safe to drive      

With the high cost of vehicle maintenance in Swansea, it's very easy to put off minor repairs until they become absolutely necessary. Unfortunately, the longer that you leave a minor issue, the quicker it will become a major issue. With so many cars on the roads of Swansea, there are always going to be a high number of those cars that should be spending more time in the garage. Dangerous cars aren't just a risk to the owner either, because not being able to brake fast enough, or not being able to see clearly through a cracked windscreen, dramatically increases the risk of hitting someone else's car. Luckily, even the most unsafe and damaged cars in Swansea can be sold quickly and easily. You don't even have to risk driving it ever again either, because we'll come straight to you and collect it for free. There's no longer any reason to keep on driving that unsafe car.

Your car is costing you a fortune to maintain

The maintenance costs of a car in Swansea are some of the highest in the UK. Both Cardiff and Swansea appear in the top 5 cities in the UK for the cost of a vehicle service, and that means local drivers are paying more than ever just to get their cars checked for minor repairs. Maintenance costs can be easy to forget about when you're planning a budget, and that makes it even more frustrating when you have to make those payments. Of course, if you don't have those maintenance jobs carried out, then your car simply becomes less reliable and more dangerous to drive. Instead of constantly paying out those maintenance expenses, it's never been more popular for locals to get cash for scrap cars in Swansea, and spending the money on either public transport travel or to put towards a more easily maintained car. Don't keep spending unnecessarily.

Your car is very fuel inefficient    

Paying the highest petrol prices in Wales is already a huge frustration for Swansea drivers, and those high prices aren't helped by the high levels of congestion in the city. Ranked as the 179th worst congested city in the entire world, rush-hour traffic usually results in an average of 14 minutes spent sitting in a traffic jam for every 30-minute trip. That means money being burned away while traffic stays still, and you not getting to where you're meant to be. Fuel-inefficiency means throwing money away, and the need for a more cost-effective vehicle is one of the more common reasons for local drivers to contact the best scrap metal dealers in Swansea. Using our instant quote calculator and our immediate payments, those drivers then have additional cash to spend on a cheaper to run and more fuel-efficient vehicle. Don't keep filling up your tank with expensive petrol that you're just going to waste in congested traffic.

Your car is written off  

As of last year, there were 158,200 licensed vehicles in the city, of which 127,200 were cars. Add in the 31,200 people that drive into the city every single day as part of their commute, and you have a lot of cars racing around Swansea trying to get where they want to be. That high volume of traffic means that Swansea has a slightly higher rate of accidents per mile than the Welsh average. Of course, accidents are hard to predict, and if you have been involved in a collision that's left your car a wreck that no amount of spending will repair, it can be hard to know what to do. It's in these cases that our free collection service is so highly valued. Rather than leaving that written off car outside your home, it's now quick and easy to get paid by scrap dealers in Swansea and sit back as we do all of the collection process for you.

You want a hassle-free way of selling your car  

Swansea locals are happy, friendly, trustworthy, and welcoming, according to a study by The Telegraph. According to survey results, the city is the third most welcoming and friendly city in the whole of the UK, but you might not think so when you try and sell a car privately. We all know that selling a car means dealing with the car-buying public, and that means people showing up at the wrong time, people wasting your whole day by not showing up, or coping with those potential buyers that just want to haggle. Instead of facing the nightmare of trying to sell privately, Swansea motorists are selling their old cars quickly, easily, and profitably to the best scrap dealers in Swansea. They get their money sent straight to their bank account (without any haggling), and their car is collected at the most convenient time and day for them.