How we recycle cars and abandoned vehicles

We can recycle abandoned and unwanted vehicles. We take them to a licenced facility in Thanet and almost all parts are recycled.

If you suspect a vehicle has been abandoned, you can report it to your local council. Vehicles will not be removed if they are taxed and insured.

Request a free car collection

Simply fill in our vehicle surrender form and we will do the rest for you or call 03000 41 73 73.

We will need:

• address and postcode of exactly where the vehicle is
• a daytime phone number.

We'll pass your form to a company which can arrange a date and time to collect the vehicle.

When the company collects the car

Make sure you have the keys and log book ready to be able to sign the vehicle over to the person collecting it.

They'll confirm the vehicle has been removed and destroyed and will let the DVLA know.

When you sign the vehicle surrender form you are confirming:

• you are the sole owner of the vehicle
• the vehicle is not registered on a hire purchase agreement
• you are surrendering ownership of the vehicle to us for free disposal
• you are indemnifying us and our contractor against any damage caused to your property while removing the vehicle
• there is no property left in the vehicle, other than the standard fittings supplied with the vehicle
• the vehicle is in a place where it can be removed by machine without difficulty by the contractor.

Our video explains what happens to vehicles so the parts can be recycled:

Find out how we recycle other types of waste.