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+1 778-955-0309If you have an unwanted car sitting in a Vancouver lane, driveway or parkade, you are leaving money on the table. Canadian Auto Recyclers turns it into cash the same day: enter the plate or year, make and model, see a real offer in about a minute, pick a pickup window, and the driver pays at the door before the car leaves. No phone calls, no haggling, no tow bill — and in the most densely populated city in Canada, no need to find a way to drive a dead car anywhere.
Get a real cash offer for your Vancouver car in under 60 seconds
The quote form prices your car on its year, make, model and condition — weight and metal value plus whatever parts still resell — and shows you a cash offer on screen. Accept it and choose a time; a driver is assigned to your address. The offer you accept is the amount paid at pickup, in cash or e-transfer, provided the car matches what you described.
Running or not, keys or not, insured or not: every car has a value, and the form prices it honestly. Describe damage, missing parts or a stolen catalytic converter up front and the number at the door will match the number on screen.
Same-day free pickup anywhere in Vancouver
Accept the offer before early afternoon and a same-day pickup is usually available; evening and weekend windows are there for the rest. The tow is free, whether the car is in a rear lane in Renfrew, a driveway in Dunbar, or a parkade under a West End tower — for parkades, send the clearance height and arrange fob access and the right truck is sent the first time.
If the car is on the street on lapsed insurance, tell us and we prioritise the slot: the City of Vancouver can ticket, tow and impound a vehicle parked more than 14 days, or one that is uninsured, unlicensed or inoperable, under Impounding By-law 13709. A free pickup with cash in hand beats retrieving it from the impound yard.
Trusted by Vancouver car owners — responsible and insured
Every vehicle is collected by an insured tow operator and recycled through a licensed BC facility that drains fuel, oil, coolant and refrigerant before processing. The paperwork follows ICBC's used-vehicle steps: you must be the registered owner, the plates come off and stay with you, the driver completes the Transfer/Tax Form (APV9T) with you at the door, and you cancel or transfer the insurance at an Autoplan broker afterwards.
Below you will find the typical range Vancouver cars fetched with us over the last 90 days, the neighbourhood pages for East Van and Downtown, and answers to the questions Vancouver sellers ask most.
Selling versus letting the City tow it
Vancouver sellers sometimes ask whether it is easier to let the City deal with a dead car. It is not. A vehicle reported through Van311 that meets the City's abandoned-vehicle criteria — more than 14 days on a street, or unlicensed, uninsured, without valid plates, or inoperable — is ticketed and towed under Impounding By-law 13709, and the owner then pays towing and storage to get it back from the Abandoned Vehicle Yard on East Kent Avenue South, or forfeits it. Selling it to us is the mirror image: the tow is free, the money flows to you, and the car is gone the same day.
The same logic applies to a car in a strata visitor stall with a warning notice on it, or one a departing tenant left in your lane. If it is yours, book it this week; if it belongs to someone else, only the registered owner can sell it, and an Autoplan broker can explain the transfer.
What scrap cars are worth in Vancouver right now
Over the last 90 days, typical top offers for scrap and end-of-life vehicles in Vancouver ran from $300 to $1,900. Where a car lands in that range depends on its year, weight, condition, whether it runs, and the metal market this week — enter the plate or year/make/model to get your exact figure in about a minute.
Get My Free Vancouver Cash OfferRange = the middle 80% of offers we issued in Vancouver over the last 90 days, rounded to the nearest $100. Updated at every site build.
Vancouver neighbourhoods we cover
Offers differ street by street. Pick your neighbourhood for its own typical range and the local pickup details.
Why Vancouver Chooses Us
Same-Day Pickup
Our local Vancouver fleet often completes pick-ups within hours of your offer acceptance — including evenings and weekends.
Top Dollar Paid
We use current scrap metal market rates to make sure you get the most competitive offer for your vehicle — no lowball tactics.
Eco-Friendly Process
Every fluid, battery, and part is handled according to BC environmental standards — keeping Vancouver clean and your conscience clear.
Serving Metro Vancouver
27 cities in BC covered
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Trusted by hundreds of BC customers
No Hidden Fees
The quote you see is the cash you get
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Frequently Asked Questions
Often the same day. Accept the online offer before early afternoon and a same-day window is usually available; otherwise next-day, evening or weekend. The driver pays in cash or e-transfer at pickup, before the car leaves.
Over the last 90 days, Vancouver offers typically topped out in the $300–$1,900 band. Heavier, newer and complete cars — converter still on — sit high in it; light, old or stripped ones sit low. Enter your plate to see exactly where yours lands.
Yes — most of the cars we buy in Vancouver have not started in months. Whether it runs barely changes the offer; what is still on the car does. The driver winches it aboard; just say whether it sits in a lane, a driveway or a parkade so the right truck comes.
Yes. The offer you accept online is what the driver pays — the only check at the door is that the car matches your description. Anything material that was left out gets discussed before a signature, and you can walk away.
Your ICBC registration (APV250), signed, and the Transfer/Tax Form (APV9T) the driver carries — nothing else. Keep the plates, and cancel or move the insurance at an Autoplan broker once the car is gone. Nobody will ask for a title because BC does not issue one.
Both. A lane pickup works when the truck can line up with the car; if not, the car is rolled to the street first. A parkade pickup needs three things from you — the ramp height, the level, and a fob-holder to let the driver in — and a low wheel-lift truck does the rest.
Not for us — but the City may get there first. Under Impounding By-law 13709 an uninsured, unlicensed or inoperable car, or one that has sat more than 14 days, counts as abandoned and can be towed and impounded. Say so when you book and your pickup jumps the queue.
The registered owner, or someone they authorise, needs to sign the registration and the Transfer/Tax Form and receive the payment, so yes — or a neighbour with the signed paperwork and fob access for a parkade. Tell us who will meet the driver when you book.
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