We have decided that in our new retirement location on the south coast we really don't need two cars. We both have bikes and the old MPV is going to need an expensive service before it passes its MOT. Vehicle licence is £170 then there is also insurance. It's just not worth it for us. So the next question was, what to do with a battered 12 year old MPV?
I came across a website for Giveacar.co.uk and we are both very impressed by it - so much so that we are going to give them our old MPV They will collect it and either auction or scrap it and the proceeds (less the 25% they charge for their costs) will go to a charity of our choice. We have picked Help for Heroes.
I am so pleased to be able to make productive use of something which has very little value and which will be environmentally friendly AND help a charity.
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If only my next door neighbour would go for it! But he seems to have disappeared back to Nigeria again leaving family and the 2 dead cars behind.
I remember listening to him negotiate over the demise of the last dead car - it was an impressive performance extracting every last quid out of a wreck , but he never did get the engine removed. hey ho.
(I was sitting in the garden listening in case you are wondering!)
If i ever wanted to sell the house I would have to make him an offer and then get get beaten up to about twice their value, and pay for the disposal!
But there you are, I choose not to get irritated and be mildly entertained instead. 
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