Scrap Car Vauxhall

A man has accused a Vauxhall dealership in Wiltshire of selling him a vehicle “only fit for scrap”.

Robert Williams, of Bremhill bought the Vauxhall Frontera from a dealer in Calne and when the HGV driver got the vehicle home he found a host of faults.

Mr Williams, 44 said:

“The car was only fit for scrap and I asked for my money back but was told it was sold as seen and that I should just take him to the small claims court.”

The money for mot failures industry is a growing one, and to avoid problems like this the EU and UK government have introduced legislation that forces all dealers to issue appropriate documentation when scrapping cars to prevent them being sold on.

To gain the authority to distribute these certificates breakers must be inspected by both local councils and environmental agencies and meet strict EU and UK guidelines.

One of the other reasons behind the introduction is the growing cost of recovering vehicles that have been disposed of incorrectly. The ‘dumping’ of vehicles costs the UK taxpayer millions every year with the most dumped part being tyres. Something which would be removed first by a licensed breaker.