Scrap car collection · West Lothian
Scrap my car
in Livingston
Livingston and West Lothian are the busiest part of the Edinburgh side in our records — EH54 alone, Livingston itself, has sent more cars through the network than any Edinburgh city district. Bathgate, Broxburn, Whitburn, Armadale and Linlithgow are priced with it.
- 234
- cars collected in Livingston since February 2024
- £202
- typical price paid recently
- Free
- collection across EH54–EH55
- 24 hrs
- to be paid after collection
Today's prices
What scrap cars fetch in Livingston today
- 01Small hatchbacke.g. Ford Fiesta, Vauxhall Corsafrom£140
- 02Family hatchbacke.g. Ford Focus, VW Golffrom£180
- 03Saloon or estatee.g. Ford Mondeo, BMW 3 Seriesfrom£200
- 04SUV or 4x4e.g. Nissan Qashqai, Land Rover Freelanderfrom£225
- 05Vane.g. Ford Transit, Vauxhall Vivarofrom£320
West Lothian by district
EH54 is Livingston; EH48 Bathgate and Armadale; EH47 Whitburn and Blackburn; EH52 Broxburn and Uphall; EH53 Mid Calder and Pumpherston; EH55 West Calder. The M8 links all of them, so yards from both Edinburgh and the Glasgow side can quote; the site shows the best figure for your district and that yard collects, usually within one to three days.
New town, old towns
Livingston is a new town of estates with drives and the Houstoun and Kirkton industrial estates; Bathgate, Broxburn and Whitburn are older towns with terraces and on-street parking. Both are routine for the collectors. Tell them where the car is and whether it rolls and the right lorry comes.
What West Lothian sends
Family cars at the end of the MOT, retired taxis, and vans from the Livingston and Bathgate estates. Vans up to 3.5 tonnes are priced from the registration and can be invoiced; MOT failures and non-runners are the bread and butter of the trade, and damaged cars are priced on what is left of them.
Paid the Scottish way, proper paperwork
The collector is a licensed Scottish metal dealer and Authorised Treatment Facility. Payment is by bank transfer to the registered keeper within 24 hours of collection — cash for scrap has been banned in Scotland since 2016 — and the Certificate of Destruction is issued with the DVLA told you are no longer the keeper. Lost the logbook? It is not needed.
How it works
From registration to paid, in four steps
- 01
Get your price
Registration and postcode. The car is looked up on the DVLA record and priced against what the licensed yards covering your district pay today.
- 02
Book it
Tell us where the car is and what suits you. It takes under a minute, with no account and no haggling.
- 03
A local yard rings you
The licensed collector behind your price calls within two hours in the working day to fix the day, then collects for free.
- 04
Paid within 24 hours
Bank transfer to the registered keeper within 24 hours of collection. The DVLA is told and the Certificate of Destruction is emailed to you.
Reviews
What people say afterwards
Fantastic experience from enquiry through to collection. Payment made promptly and the communication was excellent. Highly recommended.
Highly professional and recommendable from start to finish. Collected my vehicle and paid within a few hours, and the collection driver was absolutely brilliant. Can’t recommend them enough and if I ever have to scrap a car again won’t hesitate to use them. Paid the best price too!
Great customer service and very professional. They made the whole experience easy as I had never done anything like this before and contacted me promptly to arrange collection. I received a great price for the car too. Would highly recommend.
Questions
What people in Livingston ask
Does this page cover Bathgate and Broxburn?
Yes — Livingston, Bathgate, Armadale, Whitburn, Blackburn, Broxburn, Uphall, Mid Calder and West Calder are all priced together as West Lothian.
Why has Livingston had so many collections?
A lot of older cars in a town that both Edinburgh and Glasgow-side yards reach easily along the M8 — so it is priced competitively and collected quickly.
How long from accepting to collection?
Usually one to three days. The collector rings to agree the day and confirms before the driver leaves.
How quickly can you collect a scrap car in Livingston?
Usually within one to three days. Your collector is a licensed yard local to Livingston, so once you accept the price they ring you — normally within a couple of hours — to agree a day, and again before setting off.
Is collection in Livingston really free?
Yes. The collector's price already includes the recovery truck, so there is nothing to pay anywhere in Livingston (EH54, EH47, EH48, EH52, EH53, EH55), and the figure you accept is the figure paid into your bank.
Do I need the V5C logbook?
It helps, but you can still scrap the car without it. The collector checks your photo ID and proof of address instead, and because every yard on the network is an Authorised Treatment Facility, the Certificate of Destruction is issued and the DVLA is told you are no longer the keeper.
Can I get cash for my scrap car?
No — paying cash for scrap vehicles has been illegal in England and Wales since 2013, and in Scotland since 2016. Your collector pays by bank transfer to the registered keeper within 24 hours of collection.
Nearby
Also covered near Livingston
Get your Livingston price
Thirty seconds, no obligation. If you accept, a licensed yard local to you rings to fix the day.