Sell your car for scrap in Leicestershire for the best prices

[{"tab":"Top car makes we've scrapped in Leicestershire","data":[{"name":"Vauxhall","value":34267},{"name":"Ford","value":33724},{"name":"Volkswagen","value":16316},{"name":"Peugeot","value":14612},{"name":"Renault","value":9991}],"summary":"We've quoted and collected over 200,000 vehicles in Leicestershire, and Vauxhall is the most common make, with 34,267 examples. Ford is next with 33,724, then Volkswagen with 16,316. Peugeot and Renault are fourth and fifth, so the end-of-life vehicle mix is strongly mainstream in the area."},{"tab":"Top car models we've scrapped in Leicestershire","data":[{"name":"Ford Fiesta","value":5163},{"name":"Ford Focus","value":4118},{"name":"Vauxhall Corsa","value":3551},{"name":"Vauxhall Astra","value":2766},{"name":"MINI Cooper","value":2372}],"summary":"Ford Fiesta is the most common model we've scrapped in Leicestershire, with 5,163 vehicles. This is ahead of Ford Focus on 4,118, and Vauxhall Corsa on 3,551. Vauxhall Astra and MINI Cooper complete the top 5."},{"tab":"Vehicle ages we've scrapped in Leicestershire","data":[{"name":"19 years old","value":26410},{"name":"18 years old","value":23572},{"name":"20 years old","value":22411},{"name":"17 years old","value":18431},{"name":"21 years old","value":17677}],"summary":"The most common age at which vehicles we've seen in Leicestershire are scrapped is 19-years-old, with 26,410 examples. The largest band is between 15 and 19-years-old, suggesting cars in the area usually reach end-of-life after long ownership."},{"tab":"Most common MOT failures in Leicestershire","data":[{"name":"4.2.1 (a) (ii)","label":"Position lamp not working","value":2333},{"name":"5.3.1 (b) (i)","label":"Coil spring fractured or broken","value":1832},{"name":"4.1.2 (c)","label":"Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect","value":1750},{"name":"1.4.2 (a) (i)","label":"Parking brake efficiency below requirements","value":1649},{"name":"5.2.3 (e)","label":"Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm","value":1449}],"summary":"The most frequent cause of MOT failure in our Leicestershire analysis is a faulty position lamp, with 2,333 cases. This is followed by a coil spring being fractured or broken, with 1,832, then incorrect headlamp aim, with 1,750. That pattern is consistent with older vehicles facing electrical, suspension and wear-related issues."},{"tab":"Average mileage at scrapping in Leicestershire","data":[{"name":"0-50k miles","value":8083},{"name":"50-75k miles","value":19770},{"name":"75-100k miles","value":40371},{"name":"100-125k miles","value":48559},{"name":"125k+ miles","value":80512}],"summary":"The average mileage of vehicles we've scrapped in Leicestershire is 119,491 miles, 3,110 miles more than the UK average of 116,381. The most populous mileage band is 125k+ miles, which has 80,512 examples, pointing to a fleet kept in use for extended periods."},{"tab":"Fuel types we've scrapped in Leicestershire","data":[{"name":"Petrol","value":114970},{"name":"Diesel","value":92260},{"name":"Hybrid","value":908},{"name":"Electric","value":218},{"name":"Other","value":304}],"summary":"Petrol is the most common fuel type in our Leicestershire analysis, accounting for 114,970 vehicles (55.1% of the total). Diesel is next, with 92,260 examples (44.2%). Hybrid, electric and other fuel types are all low in number, so most end-of-life vehicles here are conventional fuel type-wise."},{"tab":"Transmission types we've scrapped in Leicestershire","data":[{"name":"Manual","value":168535},{"name":"Automatic","value":26944},{"name":"Semi-Automatic","value":4691},{"name":"Other","value":367},{"name":"Sequential","value":5}],"summary":"Manual transmissions are the most common vehicles we've quoted and collected in Leicestershire, with 168,535 examples (84.0% of the total). We've seen 26,944 automatics (13.4%), while semi-automatic, other and sequential types are minor in comparison, so there's an older, mainstream profile in the area."}]