High Wycombe · South East
High Wycombe fills a narrow valley, and its estates climb the hills on either side. From Booker to Totteridge, collection is free and booked around you.
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Start with the registration and the postcode where the car is.
High Wycombe sits in the valley of the River Wye, with the A40 running along the floor and housing climbing the slopes towards Downley, Booker, Totteridge and Hazlemere. Arriving from the M40 at Handy Cross, the A404 drops down Marlow Hill for about a mile before it reaches the town centre.
Hills matter when a car does not run. A non-runner on a steep road, or in a garage at the foot of a sloping drive, needs a winch and a driver who knows what to expect. Describe the spot honestly when the buyer calls, including any tight turns, and the collection can be planned properly. The valuation itself needs only the number plate and an HP10 to HP15 postcode.
Wycombe’s trade was furniture. Beech from the Chiltern woods fed the chair workshops, and the town became known for its Windsor chairs. In 1877 local people built an arch of chairs to welcome Queen Victoria, and during the Second World War, local furniture factories built wooden airframes for the de Havilland Mosquito.
Most of those factories have gone, and car owners here face more everyday questions, such as what to do with a car that has failed its MOT or been written off. Any make, in any condition, can be valued.
Wycombe District Council was abolished in April 2020, when Buckinghamshire Council took over all council services. Abandoned vehicles, parking and highways now go to Buckinghamshire Council, which also covers Marlow, Beaconsfield and Princes Risborough. Report someone else’s abandoned car to the council; an owner who books a collection deals with it without the council at all.
The M40 serves the town at junction 3 on the A40 near Loudwater and at junction 4, Handy Cross, where the A404 meets the A4010 heading north towards Aylesbury. Flackwell Heath, Wooburn Green and Penn share the HP10 district with Loudwater.
High Wycombe at a glance
Neighbourhoods
How it works
Four stages take an unwanted car from your drive to a new life as recycled material. Here’s what happens at each one.
Enter the registration and the postcode where the car is parked. The details go to a licensed buyer who covers that area, and they come back with an offer.
Agree the offer and pick a day. The car is collected free of charge from a drive, a street, a car park or a garage, wherever it happens to be.
The car goes to an Authorised Treatment Facility, where fluids, the battery and hazardous parts are removed safely and the paperwork is completed.
Reusable parts are recovered, and the shell is shredded so the steel, aluminium and other materials can be made into something new.
Questions
Straight answers to what people ask before scrapping a car.
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Yes. West Wycombe, Stokenchurch and Lane End are in the HP14 district, and collection is free there as it is in town.
In most cases, yes, but say so when you book. The collector needs to know about the gradient, tight turns or a locked steering wheel in order to bring suitable equipment.
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.
No. Since the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013, scrap metal dealers in England and Wales can't pay cash for scrap vehicles. Payment is made by bank transfer or another traceable method.
Get an offer from a licensed local buyer in minutes, with free collection whenever suits you.