What are Vehicle Scrapping Procedures?

There are nearly 25 million vehicles in our country. Most of the vehicles registered to this traffic are 20 years old and over, which we call old. The maintenance and taxes of these vehicles are high. In addition, it is dangerous to navigate in traffic. That's why these tools zamThey are immediately withdrawn from traffic. If you have vehicles that have expired, you can pull them out of traffic. We call the process of pulling out of traffic the scrapping of the vehicle. What are the terms of vehicle scrapping? How is the vehicle scrapped? Is the seized vehicle scrapped or given? What are the documents for scrapping the vehicle? What happens to scrapped vehicles? What is the cost of scrapping the vehicle? What does vehicle scrap certificate mean? What happens if the vehicle is scrap certified?

What are the terms of vehicle scrapping?

In order for a vehicle to be scrapped, that is, completely withdrawn from traffic, the following conditions must occur.

• If the vehicle is no longer usable,
• If the vehicle is burned,
• If the vehicle is heavily rusted,
• If the vehicle is older,
• If it has completed its economic life, that is, if it needs to be inspected continuously, the vehicle can be scrapped.

Apart from these, there should not be any debt on the vehicle such as MTV and there should be no annotations such as lien or pledge on the vehicle.

If these situations occur for you, you can easily scrap your vehicle. Many vehicles are kept idle in warehouses. Even if they are not used, various payments such as MTV accumulate for these vehicles that are kept on hold. In order to avoid such situations, it will be to your advantage to remove the vehicles that have completed their economic life from the traffic. But how?

How is the vehicle scrapped?

The government encourages the scrapping of vehicles that have completed their useful and economic life. In this direction, it gives various incentives, such as SCT reduction, to our citizens, who scrap their vehicles, when buying new vehicles. You can also scrap your vehicles by taking advantage of these incentives. If you say how to scrap the vehicle, this is a very simple process. In order to scrap your vehicle, you must first take it to TÜVTÜRK vehicle inspection stations. If your vehicle is unable to start, you should take your vehicle with a tow truck. Your vehicle will be subjected to a technical evaluation here and then "The vehicle is not qualified to be on the road." A report will be written. After the report phase and paperwork are completed, your vehicle is sent to the Chamber of Mechanical Engineers. In this way, the scrapping of the vehicle is completed.

Is the seized vehicle scrapped or given?

One of the most frequently asked questions is whether the seized vehicles will be scrapped. As you can see in the list of documents required for scrapping the car below, there should be no annotations such as lien, pledge or precaution on the vehicle. In such cases, you cannot scrap the vehicle.

Is a non-existent vehicle scrapped?

If your vehicle is lost or stolen, you can tow your vehicle despite this situation by scrapping it from traffic. For this, you need to apply to the Traffic Registration Branch Directorate. Here, it is enough to say that you want to scrap my vehicle and perform the necessary actions. However, for vehicles that do not exist, the transaction is carried out only from the Traffic Registration Branch Directorate where the vehicle is registered.

What are the documents/documents for scrapping the vehicle?

Some documents are requested from you when you apply to take the vehicle to scrap, either with the tow truck or in person. These documents;

• Application of the vehicle owner or his legal representative to any traffic registration branch/office.
• Petition (Download CLICK HERE)
• Old registration and traffic documents and plates
• Two Vehicle Traffic Registration and Application Forms (Annex-1).
• Identity card (will be with Turkish identity number).

If the vehicle is purchased on behalf of the company, in addition to the above-mentioned documents;

• Trade Registry Gazette.
• A copy of the registry of the relevant chamber (Industry, Commerce, Craftsmen and Artisans, etc.).
• Signature circular will be submitted.

What happens to scrapped vehicles?

After the vehicles are scrapped, the registration plates of the vehicles are canceled and the annotation "scrapped" is written on the vehicle registration certificate. Once the vehicle has been scrapped, it cannot be re-registered and put on the road. You can sell your vehicle as scrap with the scrapped certificate given to vehicle owners. With the vehicle scrap document, you have the opportunity to sell the parts of the vehicle separately, and you can also contact the places that buy scrap vehicles.

What is the cost of scrapping the vehicle?

I scrapped the vehicle, we get a lot of questions about how I will get my money. No payment is made to you when you scrap your vehicles. You can sell your vehicle wherever you want with only the vehicle scrap document.

However, in the past years, the SCT reduction law of up to 10 thousand TL was enacted. If you had scrapped your vehicle during this period, you would have been able to benefit from a SCT discount of up to 10 thousand TL when buying a brand new vehicle. However, in the current situation, this law has lost its validity. Currently, there is no such arrangement or discount.

What does vehicle scrap certificate mean? What happens if the vehicle is scrap certified?

Scrapped vehicle means that the vehicle has been scrapped. If the vehicle has a scrap certificate, you cannot put this vehicle on the road by re-registering it. You can only sell the vehicle as we mentioned in our article or you can sell the vehicle parts separately. These parts can be used in other vehicles.

In this article, we have given detailed information about how to get a vehicle scrap certificate, the cost of scrapping the vehicle, and how the vehicle is scrapped. You can express your questions, problems or opinions about the subject in our comment section.