East Midlands
Split down the middle by the M1, the East Midlands mixes busy cities with the wide, quiet country of Lincolnshire and the hills of the Peak District.
Picture a column down the middle of the region. Along it the M1 links Northampton, Leicester, Nottingham, Derby and Chesterfield, and most of the population lives within a few miles of the motorway. To the east, the A1 shadows it through Grantham and Newark, and beyond that lies Lincolnshire.
Note that Grimsby and Scunthorpe, though often thought of as Lincolnshire, are in the Yorkshire and the Humber region. Postcode matching takes care of that for you.
Lincolnshire is one of England’s largest counties, and roads such as the A15, A16 and A17 cover big distances between market towns. A car that has stopped earning its keep may be on a farm, in a paddock or behind a bungalow. A buyer covering the area will collect from these places as readily as from a city street.
In the west, around Buxton, Matlock and Bakewell, roads climb and narrow. Stone walls and tight bends limit where a lorry can stop, so a clear description of where the car is helps.
Nottingham, Leicester and Derby all have large student populations and plenty of terraced streets. A car that has failed its MOT on a street of rented houses is collected in the same way as one on a suburban drive. Wherever it starts, it finishes at a licensed facility and you receive the official certificate.
East Midlands at a glance
Towns
And everywhere in between: enter your postcode in the form.
Questions
Straight answers to what people ask before scrapping a car.
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Neither city has a zone that charges private cars, so scrapping here is usually about the car's condition or running costs rather than a daily charge.
Yes. Vans of any make and condition are accepted.
Yes. Cat A, B, S and N write-offs are all accepted, provided you are the owner and the insurer has not already taken the car.
No. Collection is free wherever the car is in the UK, there are no admin or hidden fees, and turning down an offer costs nothing.
Yes: a home, a workplace, a garage, a car park or the roadside. Use the postcode where the car is, not your home address.
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