Scrap Compare 

“This company acted completely unprofessionally. They initially quoted £270 for my car, then called the next day claiming it had a gearbox issue—even though I clearly stated from the start that the only problem was a slipping clutch plate. They then attempted to drop the offer to £50, which I refused and requested to collect the car. Despite my refusal, they went ahead and deposited £50 without my consent. This is unacceptable, misleading, and highly unethical behaviour. I strongly advise others to avoid this company entirely.”

AVOID DO NOT USE…Mistakingly used as company’s name is similar to a far more trusted company I’ve used on previous occasions…All of the previous reviews have all had similar experiences & exactly the same as myself…

Scammed! Exactly the same as all other reviews. Offered £250, collected and then paid £100 only.

They used to be:
scrap-today.com
scrap-compare.com
and are now go by scrapcomparisons.com. Trustpilot reviews on all 3. All 3 are scams.
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Important to note: These sites are scammers, AND choose to use SIMILAR names to existing reputable sites to trick us.
Reputable sites such as:
scrapcompare.com
scrapcarcompare.co.uk scrapcarcomparision.co.uk
motorwise.com

These are the reputable versions and should not be mistaken for the scammers just because they add a hyphen or use .com instead of .co.uk
Use the above to compare scrap prices safely.

Absolutely scam offered me £300 took the car away and offered me £100 said my car is miles away

Same as all the other reviews they offered £450 picked up the vehicle and paid 150. I am still trying to get my vehicle back but they only give the scrap yards email and they do not return emails. The people who answer the scrap compare phones are very rude and not not very intelligent

I wonder how inconvenient it would be for them if all these customers that have been scammed arranged for a non existent vehicle to be collected?

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE.... DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. THEY ARE THIVES & LIARS.

Avoid Scrap Compare at All Costs!

I recently sold my car to Scrap Compare, and it was hands down the worst experience I’ve ever had with a company. They initially offered me £250 for my car, which I agreed to. Everything seemed fine until two weeks later when they suddenly called me to say, “Actually, you’re only getting £50.”

This is nothing short of a scam! They took my car, agreed on a price, and then pulled a bait-and-switch long after the deal was supposedly done. I had no choice but to accept their ridiculous offer because they already had my vehicle. No professionalism, no integrity—just a complete rip-off.

If you’re thinking about using Scrap Compare, DON’T. Find a company that actually honors their agreements instead of one that tricks people out of their money.

Scam company. They will promise 1 price on the phone and then take the car and offer a different price. The only solution is now to waste their time and make fake bookings. Get ready for some fun!

SCAM COMPANY
DO NOT USE!
Was quoted £650 for a Suzuki alto with 56k on the clock - needed a jump start but runs perfectly fine
Was collected , jump started and driven onto the recovery vehicle at 8am and told payment would be made at 5pm on that day which did not happen.
After 2 follow up calls, the next day, where I was being brushed off and told payment would be made soon (do not accept this as they will stop picking up your calls from this number and you will need to ring on a new number)
I was told that I would be paid less as there was an immobiliser issue and the key I provided would not start the car. I then informed the woman that the car was driven onto the recovery vehicle WITH THE PROVIDED KEY and that I had ring doorbell footage of the car being started and driven.
Was then put on hold until they had their next best excuse - stating that the issue was an aftermarket catalytic converter being on the car which was not true and this is the excuse that everyone is being told.
They would not accept no for an answer and at this rate you are forced to accept whatever lowered amount they quote you as they will take your car miles away (mine was from London to Leicester) and if you would like to collect your car and decline the new quote they will send you on a runaround of fake scrapyards and addresses that lead to nowhere.
My new quote was £200. Much lower than what they had said.
Not worth the headache and distress that they will cause you, find a more reputable company to use!

Robbing, scamming, untrustworthy and unprofessional. Gave me a price of £275 for my car, came and collected it promising payment by 5pm, no payment, contacted the following day saying my scrap car was too scrap and they were only giving me £60 after taking my car 80 miles away. When I said I will have it back, they stated that I would incur storage costs. AVOID These cheats

Company basicly stole my car and threatened me with small claims court (was just a threat) I reported mr car stolen to Hertfordshire police it was listed as fraud not theft my insurance did not cover it as theft and would not pay out, car was recovered about a month later from a auction house where it was purchased by a another Victim who then gave it to police, just got my car back today after paying heavy storage and haulage fees, DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY PLEASE

Please avoid - it’s a scam. Contacted and offered a price, advised it was confirmed (not a quote). Chap turned up to collect car, was pressured to accept, paperwork had no contact details (yes I’m an idiot), VC5 had an address not where I was quoted for delivery to. Following that police called me as concerned as had a number of reports of this vehicle picking up vehicles but not paying. Very shady and not what is said on the website (e.g. that you get paid on the day, now told 24 hours and might be a different price but they already have my car 60 miles away!). Avoid.

Got scammed yesterday anyone that can help me find the scrapyard they take it to please let me know

CRIMINALS! Do not use! I got a quote of £300, they took the car and said would be paid by 5pm which it wasn’t. Next day they said the catalytic converter is after market so will only be £100. Little do they know my grandad had the car basically since new and he never changed it and neither did I. My advise, STAY AWAY!

Same experience as everyone else

Also got caught by this company as I didn’t look for reviews first as was in a rush. Again they used the after market catalytic converter excuse to drop the price from £350 to £150. The breakers years ‘best breakers’ don’t exist on google and only have a Hotmail.com email and no contact number. Would have got more through webuyanycar…

Similar experience to other people. Collected the car on 4/2/25, assuring me would pay £250 by 5pm. No money arrived, I called them the next day and was told there was a problem with the admin team don’t worry they will pay today. Few days later, after calling daily, they said the original catalytic converter was not there so they would only pay £50. What a scam. Have emailed a complaint but of course not reply. Have not even see the £50 yet. Total scammers. Do not use. I wish I had seen this thread before I used them.

MASSIVE SCAM. DO NOT USE. FAKE ADDRESS GIVEN. THEY JUST STEAL YOUR VEHICLE AND DON'T PAY.

I USED A COMPANY WITH THE SAME NUMBER BUT DIFFERENT NAME AND THE INFORMATION I GOT FROM REVIEWS LIKE PRICE AND ADRESS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME