Scrap your car in Basildon with free collection

[{"tab":"Top car makes we've scrapped in Basildon","data":[{"name":"Ford","value":19009},{"name":"Vauxhall","value":15616},{"name":"Volkswagen","value":7076},{"name":"BMW","value":5965},{"name":"Peugeot","value":5399}],"summary":"We've quoted and collected more than 100,000 vehicles in Basildon, and Ford is the most common make amongst them with 19,009 examples. This is followed by Vauxhall with 15,616 and Volkswagen with 7,076. BMW and Peugeot are fourth and fifth, showing that the market is led by established volume manufacturers."},{"tab":"Top car models we've scrapped in Basildon","data":[{"name":"Ford Focus","value":3383},{"name":"Ford Fiesta","value":3028},{"name":"Vauxhall Corsa","value":1705},{"name":"Vauxhall Astra","value":1148},{"name":"MINI Cooper","value":1072}],"summary":"Across the vehicles we've scrapped in Basildon, Ford Focus is the most common model, with 3,383 examples. This is ahead of the Ford Fiesta, with 3,028, and Vauxhall Corsa, with 1,705. Vauxhall Astra and MINI Cooper round out the top 5, so small, mainstream family cars are most common in the area."},{"tab":"Vehicle ages we've scrapped in Basildon","data":[{"name":"19 years old","value":12241},{"name":"18 years old","value":10759},{"name":"20 years old","value":10548},{"name":"21 years old","value":8807},{"name":"17 years old","value":8480}],"summary":"The most common age at which vehicles in Basildon are scrapped is 19-years-old. The 15-to-19-year-old bracket is most populous, so cars in the area tend to stay on the road a long time before being scrapped."},{"tab":"Most common MOT failures in Basildon","data":[{"name":"4.2.1 (a) (ii)","label":"Position lamp not working","value":741},{"name":"4.1.2 (c)","label":"Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect","value":553},{"name":"5.3.1 (b) (i)","label":"Coil spring fractured or broken","value":524},{"name":"8.2.1.2 (h)","label":"Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction","value":464},{"name":"4.3.1 (a) (ii)","label":"Stop lamp(s) not working","value":425}],"summary":"Faulty position lamps are the most common cause of MOT failure in Basildon, with 741 cases, followed by incorrect headlamp aim on 553 and broken coil springs on 524. These lighting and suspension faults are consistent with wear patterns seen in ageing vehicles."},{"tab":"Average mileage at scrapping in Basildon","data":[{"name":"0-50k miles","value":5377},{"name":"50-75k miles","value":11610},{"name":"75-100k miles","value":21309},{"name":"100-125k miles","value":22978},{"name":"125k+ miles","value":32467}],"summary":"The average mileage of the vehicles we've quoted and collected in Basildon is 113,116 miles, just below the UK average of 116,381. The largest group is 125k+ miles, which has 32,467 examples, so a lot of cars in the area are heavily used before being scrapped."},{"tab":"Fuel types we've scrapped in Basildon","data":[{"name":"Petrol","value":68094},{"name":"Diesel","value":31696},{"name":"Hybrid","value":1199},{"name":"Electric","value":206},{"name":"Other","value":166}],"summary":"Petrol vehicles account for 68,094 of the 101,361 vehicles we've scrapped in Basildon (67.2% of the total). Diesels account for 31,696 (31.3%), while hybrid, electric and other fuels are all negligible, showing that the local end-of-life profile is overwhelmingly conventional."},{"tab":"Transmission types we've scrapped in Basildon","data":[{"name":"Manual","value":70551},{"name":"Automatic","value":22373},{"name":"Semi-Automatic","value":2968},{"name":"Dual Clutch","value":2},{"name":"Dual Clutch Transmission","value":1},{"name":"Other","value":299},{"name":"Sequential","value":7}],"summary":"Manual transmission is the most common amongst vehicles we've scrapped in Basildon, with 70,551 examples (73.3% of the total). There are 22,373 automatics (23.3%), while semi-automatics and other categories are very small numbers in comparison, suggesting older, manual drivetrains form most of the local scrappage profile."}]