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[{"tab":"Top car makes we've scrapped in Atherstone","data":[{"name":"Vauxhall","value":23380},{"name":"Ford","value":22945},{"name":"Volkswagen","value":12225},{"name":"Peugeot","value":10342},{"name":"BMW","value":7316}],"summary":"We've quoted and collected almost 150,000 vehicles for scrap in Atherstone, and Vauxhall is the most common make, with 23,380 examples. This is followed closely by Ford with 22,945, and Volkswagen with 12,225. Peugeot and BMW come in fourth and fifth, suggesting a predominantly mainstream end-of-life fleet."},{"tab":"Top car models we've scrapped in Atherstone","data":[{"name":"Ford Fiesta","value":3346},{"name":"Ford Focus","value":2863},{"name":"Vauxhall Corsa","value":2683},{"name":"Vauxhall Astra","value":1851},{"name":"Volkswagen Golf","value":1511}],"summary":"Ford Fiesta is the most common model we've scrapped in Atherstone, with 3,346 vehicles. This is ahead of the Ford Focus with 2,863, and the Vauxhall Corsa with 2,683. Vauxhall Astra and Volkswagen Golf are also in the top 5, reinforcing the dominance of practical family cars."},{"tab":"Vehicle ages we've scrapped in Atherstone","data":[{"name":"19 years old","value":18926},{"name":"18 years old","value":16652},{"name":"20 years old","value":16051},{"name":"17 years old","value":13223},{"name":"21 years old","value":12550}],"summary":"19-years-old is the most common age at which vehicles we've seen in Atherstone reach end-of-life, with 18,926 examples. The 15-to-19-year-old band has the most examples overall, suggesting that many local vehicles remain in service well into older age."},{"tab":"Most common MOT failures in Atherstone","data":[{"name":"4.2.1 (a) (ii)","label":"Position lamp not working","value":1339},{"name":"5.3.1 (b) (i)","label":"Coil spring fractured or broken","value":1002},{"name":"1.4.2 (a) (i)","label":"Parking brake efficiency below requirements","value":921},{"name":"5.2.3 (e)","label":"Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm","value":917},{"name":"4.1.2 (c)","label":"Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect","value":913}],"summary":"Position lamp not working causes the most MOT failures amongst vehicles we've seen in Atherstone, with 1,339 cases. Coil spring fractures follow with 1,002 cases, then parking brake efficiency being below requirements with 921 cases."},{"tab":"Average mileage at scrapping in Atherstone","data":[{"name":"0-50k miles","value":5921},{"name":"50-75k miles","value":14232},{"name":"75-100k miles","value":28520},{"name":"100-125k miles","value":34472},{"name":"125k+ miles","value":57466}],"summary":"The average mileage of vehicles we've scrapped in Atherstone is 119,690 miles, which is 3,309 miles above the UK average of 116,381. The mileage band with the most examples is 125k+ miles, which has 57,466 vehicles, indicating a strong tendency towards higher-use end-of-life cars and vans."},{"tab":"Fuel types we've scrapped in Atherstone","data":[{"name":"Petrol","value":83920},{"name":"Diesel","value":63332},{"name":"Hybrid","value":817},{"name":"Electric","value":136},{"name":"Other","value":376}],"summary":"Petrol vehicles account for 83,920 of those we've scrapped in Atherstone (56.5% of the total). We've seen 63,332 diesel vehicles (42.6%), while hybrid, electric, and other categories are all low in number, suggesting a largely conventional fleet profile."},{"tab":"Transmission types we've scrapped in Atherstone","data":[{"name":"Manual","value":118759},{"name":"Automatic","value":20043},{"name":"Semi-Automatic","value":3704},{"name":"Other","value":272},{"name":"Sequential","value":4}],"summary":"Manual vehicles are the most common transmission type we've seen in Atherstone, with 118,759 examples (83.2% of the total). This is compared with 20,043 automatic vehicles (14.0%). Semi-automatic, other, and sequential transmissions make up a small remainder, consistent with an older, mainstream fleet."}]