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Guide to scrapping an old car
Advice on how to scrap your old car! Firstly you need to know where you are able to scrap your car. You should go to authorised scrap yards known as authorised treatment facility (ATF).
You need to go to the authorised scrap yards because although you may be able to scrap your car to none authorised facilities you will not receive the correct documents to inform the DSA that your car’s registration is no longer on the road. It helps to support the environment and if the scrap yards you take your car to is not an authorised treatment facility, then they will not dispose of the car in ways that are environmentally friendly and sometimes even illegally.
You do not want to get involved with your car been scrapped illegally as a result I would strongly recommend that you get rid of your car at the facilities that are authorised. Although you will not have to scrap a car for a while after your driving lessons, it is important for you to hear about information like this.
What should you expect from an authorised treatment facility? Well firstly you should know that they will not always take your car, so plan ahead and ring them in advance. If your car is unable to make it down to the facility then they do offer a pickup service, but this usually comes with a fee.
Once your car has been taken and destroyed, you will receive a certificate of destruction from the ATF. Be sure to keep a hold of this in case your cars registration plate ends up back on the road, it is proof that you have scrapped it, I'm sure your driving instructors in Wakefield may have scrapped a car at some point in their driving life and they have kept this certificate.
After the destruction of your car then the facility will inform the DVLA that is no longer your responsibility, the DVLA deals with all driving issues, this is who deals with your driving test after completing your driving lessons with your driving instructors Wakefield or wherever you take your lessons.
I hope this has helped you if and when you are looking to scrap your car. Remember always scrap you car at an authorised treatment facility and im sure your driving instructors in Wakefield can give you some guidence if you need it when taking driving lessons with them.
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