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Everything we get asked about selling, scrapping and keeping a broken van legal. No sales talk.
UK van scrap prices explained
The weight, metal and parts factors behind every scrap quote — and how to sanity-check the number you are offered.
Read the guideMOT failure: repair or sell?
Which MOT failures are worth fixing, which are terminal, and what you can legally do with a failed van.
Read the guideV5C and DVLA paperwork
Exactly which paperwork moves where when you sell — and how to sell with a missing V5C.
Read the guideSORN explained
When you need a SORN, what it stops you doing, and how to sell a SORN van.
Read the guideWrite-off categories explained
What each write-off category means, which can be repaired, and what it does to value.
Read the guideSelling with outstanding finance
Settlement figures, who actually owns the van, and how to complete a sale cleanly.
Read the guideIs my van worth repairing?
A simple repair-or-sell framework, with the faults that usually end a van's life.
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