The pick up Guy was brilliant,think he was called Chris he was friendly , polite and even took the time to call me to say my house keys were on the keyring with my car key after he left and he broug... See more
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CarTakeBack are the biggest scrap car recycling company in the UK! With over 300 branches across the country, we'll find you the best price for your car, no matter the age, mileage or condition. To see what your scrap car is worth, simply enter your registration number and postcode in to our instant quote form and we'll give you a price to sell your car. There's no obligation and all quotes are valid for seven days. With CarTakeBack the process of selling your scrap car is hassle free. Have your car collected from anywhere at a time to suit you. CarTakeBack branches are authorised scrap car recycling centres so you can relax knowing that if your car is scrapped, 95% of it will be responsibly recycled to the highest standard in line with the law. Our Customer Services Team is on hand to look after you and we'll help take care of the official DVLA paperwork.
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- 0330 818 8550
- info@CarTakeBack.com
- cartakeback.com
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So simple and efficient
So simple and efficient. Had a quote of what I’d receive for my car, accepted it. The recovery phoned to arrange pick up, they came exactly when they sai. Lovely helpful and friendly man. Received my money the day Cartakeback had my received my car.
Wrecking company not collection company
Was donating the car to charity that I thought would auction it . However collections man smashed the front windscreen in and crunched the sides in lifting it. Took a great car and ruined it but no doubt will still make a lot of money from parts. Very sad to see your car being smashed up and also loss of significant donation to my chosen charity.

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Realistic valuation
Realistic valuation, excellent communication and clear recovery arrangements. Excellent service. Payment received as promised.
Scrapped my car with absolutely no fuss
I was able to scrap my Hyundai i10 🚗 with absolutely no fuss. The guy who came to pick it up was friendly, polite and efficient. The money was in my bank within 24hours.
So arranged for a car to be collected I…
So arranged for a car to be collected I waited in all day lost a days wages because they didn’t come! Then ring the next day at 7-30 in the morning saying they’re 10 mins away I said sorry I’m busy!

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Very good service and price
Very good service and price, great communication throughout and clear instruction about what I needed to do throughout.
Unbelievably easy
Unbelievably easy. A two minute phone call. Clear, easy instructions. Delivery took another two minutes, if that.
Money was paid into account a few days later. Highly recommended.
Great
Quick, fair, convenient, money went directly to my bank account, price as discussed. I'm happy with the deal. They offered the highest price on the market for my broken car. Thank you
They were great and the driver was…
They were great and the driver was extremely friendly and helpful he phoned and arranged the day and time to collect the Car excellent service would be using them again 10/10
Was a smooth and painless procedure…
Was a smooth and painless procedure with a quick and easy pickup - wpuld use again if i ever require it
Best price offered locally,good…
Best price offered locally,good communication,turned up on time, completed all the necessary paper work,and completed payment by the end of the day.
Would recommend this company.
Did exactly what they said no messing…
Did exactly what they said no messing or fuss !
After a previous company guaranteed a…
After a previous company guaranteed a rate and then said there was a glitch and id never get that amount for scrap I applied with this company. From.start to finish it was 48 hours and seamless. Money was in my account 2 hours after pickup and the full amount! Definitely recommend
Good communication
Good communication, van was collected at the time given. Money was paid quickly
Quick and easy service and gave the…
Quick and easy service and gave the best price.
All went smoothly
All went smoothly. I got the payment promptly. Would use again. Paul
Excellent service from start to finish…
Excellent service from start to finish Best price from a number of competing sites and brilliant communication from the collecting company even moving one collection forward to a Saturday Highly recommended
Very happy with CARTAKEBACK
Very happy with CARTAKEBACK. Got the offer online and I called them up and accepted the offer and they booked me in the next day. My van was taken the next day and I was paid the following day. Very good company
This company...
This company... I arranged a pick up a few days in advance, and the driver didn't show up. I called them and emailed them to find out why and figure out next steps, but when I called, the agent said nobody could talk to me and someone would call me back. Nobody did, and a full week later, I got another company to come and get the car. Wouldn't you know that takebackmycar just issues me a certificate of destruction. What?! Will call DVLA tomorrow to make sure everything is good, but wtaf is up with this company? Here's my thought. They seem to have good reviews, but I'm up in Scotland, so I'm thinking maybe they don't have the same network north of the border. Either way, despite a good start, I cannot recommend them. They not only dropped the ball, but even after I emailed and called, they didn't pick it back up and now they've issued me a certificate of destruction for a car they didn't collect, and I'm nervous. Wish I had just used a local business from the start. Next time I will.

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