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[{"tab":"Top car makes we've scrapped in Blackpool","data":[{"name":"Ford","value":7423},{"name":"Vauxhall","value":6919},{"name":"Volkswagen","value":3036},{"name":"Peugeot","value":2762},{"name":"Citroen","value":2396}],"summary":"Across the more than 45,000 vehicles we've quoted and collected in Blackpool, Ford is the most common make, with 7,423 examples. This is followed by Vauxhall on 6,919 and Volkswagen on 3,036. Peugeot and Citroen come in fourth and fifth, suggesting a firmly mainstream end-of-life car mix."},{"tab":"Top car models we've scrapped in Blackpool","data":[{"name":"Ford Fiesta","value":1146},{"name":"Ford Focus","value":966},{"name":"Vauxhall Corsa","value":619},{"name":"Vauxhall Astra","value":581},{"name":"MINI Cooper","value":495}],"summary":"Ford Fiesta is the most common model in our Blackpool analysis, with 1,146 examples. This is ahead of Ford Focus on 966 and Vauxhall Corsa on 619. Vauxhall Astra and MINI Cooper complete the top 5, so older, mass-market hatchbacks are most prevalent in the area."},{"tab":"Vehicle ages we've scrapped in Blackpool","data":[{"name":"19 years old","value":5568},{"name":"18 years old","value":4938},{"name":"20 years old","value":4693},{"name":"17 years old","value":4118},{"name":"21 years old","value":3811}],"summary":"19-years-old is the most common point at which vehicles we've seen in Blackpool are scrapped, with 5,568 examples. The strongest concentration is the 15-to-19-year-old range, so cars in the area seem to be in use for a long time before reaching end-of-life."},{"tab":"Most common MOT failures in Blackpool","data":[{"name":"4.2.1 (a) (ii)","label":"Position lamp not working","value":577},{"name":"4.1.2 (c)","label":"Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect","value":548},{"name":"5.2.3 (e)","label":"Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm","value":521},{"name":"1.4.2 (a) (i)","label":"Parking brake efficiency below requirements","value":472},{"name":"5.3.1 (b) (i)","label":"Coil spring fractured or broken","value":415}],"summary":"Faulty position lamps cause the most MOT failures in Blackpool, with 577 cases. This is closely followed by incorrect headlamp aim, with 548, and tyre tread being below 1.6mm, with 521. This mix suggests recurring wear-and-tear issues are common in older vehicles in Blackpool."},{"tab":"Average mileage at scrapping in Blackpool","data":[{"name":"0-50k miles","value":2228},{"name":"50-75k miles","value":4833},{"name":"75-100k miles","value":9233},{"name":"100-125k miles","value":10461},{"name":"125k+ miles","value":15601}],"summary":"The average mileage of vehicles we've quoted and collected in Blackpool is 115,617 miles, just below the UK average of 116,381. The largest group is 125k+, which has 15,601 examples."},{"tab":"Fuel types we've scrapped in Blackpool","data":[{"name":"Petrol","value":25118},{"name":"Diesel","value":19924},{"name":"Hybrid","value":182},{"name":"Electric","value":56},{"name":"Other","value":53}],"summary":"Petrol vehicles account for 25,118 of the fuel types we've seen in Blackpool (55.4% of the total). We've seen 19,924 diesel vehicles (44.0% of the total), while hybrid, electric and other fuels all have small numbers, suggesting most end-of-life vehicles in the area have conventional combustion engines."},{"tab":"Transmission types we've scrapped in Blackpool","data":[{"name":"Manual","value":36845},{"name":"Automatic","value":5448},{"name":"Semi-Automatic","value":857},{"name":"Other","value":242},{"name":"Sequential","value":1}],"summary":"Most vehicles we've scrapped in Blackpool have manual gearboxes, with 36,845 examples (84.9% of the total). This is compared with 5,448 automatics (12.6%). Semi-automatic, other and sequential transmissions are all negligible, consistent with an older, mainstream vehicle mix."}]