Terms and Conditions

1.1 References to 'we', 'us', 'our' or 'Canadian Auto Recyclers' mean CANADIAN AUTO RECYCLERS - PARTNER NETWORK INC., a company incorporated in British Columbia (incorporation number BC1602018), which operates this website and the referral platform described below.

1.2 References to 'you', 'your', 'the Seller' or 'the Customer' mean you, the owner of the vehicle.

1.3 A 'Recycling Partner' means an independent third-party auto recycling company, salvage buyer, dismantler or towing operator that participates in our network. Recycling Partners are separate businesses. They are not owned, employed, controlled or supervised by us.

1.4 By using this website, requesting a quote, or accepting an introduction to a Recycling Partner, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions.

2.1 We are a lead-generation and referral service. Our role is to collect information about your vehicle, produce an estimated value for it, and introduce you to a Recycling Partner in your area that may be interested in acquiring it.

2.2 We do not recycle vehicles and we do not buy them. Specifically, we do not: purchase your vehicle or take title to it; tow, collect, transport or store it; dismantle, crush, process, recycle or dispose of it; hold or handle any payment for it; or pay you for it. We do not operate a salvage yard, a dismantling facility or a towing fleet, and we do not carry the licences, permits, approvals or insurance required to perform those regulated activities.

2.3 Everything in section 2.2 is performed solely by the Recycling Partner, on its own account, at its own risk, using its own vehicles, staff and equipment, and under its own licences, permits, insurance and environmental and regulatory obligations. Compliance with all laws applicable to the collection, transport, processing, recycling and disposal of end-of-life vehicles is the sole responsibility of the Recycling Partner.

2.4 Any agreement to sell, collect, tow or pay for your vehicle is formed directly between you and the Recycling Partner. We are not a party to that agreement, do not sign it, do not guarantee it, and have no obligations or liability under it.

2.5 Our service is free of charge to you. We may receive a fee or other compensation from a Recycling Partner in connection with an introduction. This does not change the fact that the transaction itself is between you and that Recycling Partner.

3.1 The words 'partner', 'partners' and 'partner network' are used on this website, and in our company name, to describe a commercial referral relationship only. They do not create, and must not be read as creating, a partnership in law, nor a joint venture, franchise, agency, employment or fiduciary relationship between us and any Recycling Partner.

3.2 No Recycling Partner is our agent or representative and none has authority to make any promise, representation, commitment or agreement on our behalf. We likewise have no authority to bind any Recycling Partner.

3.3 We do not direct, control, supervise or inspect how a Recycling Partner performs its work, prices a vehicle, schedules a collection, or conducts its business.

4.1 A quote shown on this website or sent to you is an estimate only. It is generated from the information you provide together with third-party vehicle and market data. It is not an offer to purchase, it is not binding on us or on any Recycling Partner, and it does not create a contract.

4.2 The estimate assumes the information you gave us is accurate and complete. Incorrect, incomplete or misleading information will produce an inaccurate estimate, and neither we nor any Recycling Partner is obliged to honour it.

4.3 The final amount payable to you is set by the Recycling Partner following its own inspection of the vehicle, and may be higher or lower than the estimate. You are free to decline it.

4.4 Estimates are valid for a limited period, are subject to vehicle availability and location, and may be withdrawn or revised at any time. We accept no responsibility for faults, interruptions or errors caused by system failures or by third-party data providers.

5.1 If you choose to proceed, we pass your enquiry to a Recycling Partner serving your area, and share with it the vehicle and contact information needed to arrange the collection. Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle that information.

5.2 We take reasonable steps to work with established recycling businesses, but we do not warrant, guarantee or endorse any Recycling Partner's licensing, permits, insurance, financial standing, workmanship, conduct, environmental compliance, or the outcome of any dealing you have with it. You should satisfy yourself as to whom you are dealing with before releasing your vehicle.

5.3 We cannot guarantee that a Recycling Partner will be available for your vehicle, your location or your preferred time, that it will attend as arranged, or that it will proceed with the transaction.

6.1 Payment for your vehicle is made by the Recycling Partner directly to you. We never collect, hold, process or forward that payment, and we do not guarantee it.

6.2 The amount, method and timing of payment are agreed between you and the Recycling Partner. Payment is normally made at the time the vehicle is collected. Confirm those details with the Recycling Partner before releasing your vehicle.

6.3 If a Recycling Partner fails to pay you, pays less than agreed, or does not attend, that is a matter between you and that Recycling Partner. We would like to hear about it and may remove a business from our network, but we are not liable for the shortfall and are under no obligation to compensate you.

8.1 The Recycling Partner will inspect the vehicle before completing the transaction. It may revise its offer where the vehicle does not match the information provided, where its condition materially affects its value, or where other relevant factors were not previously disclosed.

8.2 Collection is arranged, scheduled and carried out by the Recycling Partner. Access to the vehicle, and permission from any property owner, strata or municipality to remove it, are your responsibility.

9.1 You may cancel at any time before collection. Please tell the Recycling Partner directly, and let us know as well, as early as you can.

9.2 If you cancel after a Recycling Partner has been dispatched, or the vehicle is not available or not as described when it arrives, the Recycling Partner may charge you for the wasted journey under its own terms. Any such charge is between you and that Recycling Partner. We do not levy it and do not receive it.

10.1 Any dispute, claim or complaint arising out of the sale, collection, towing, payment for, handling or disposal of your vehicle is between you and the Recycling Partner. We are not a party to it.

10.2 As a courtesy we may pass on contact details, relay information, or ask a Recycling Partner to respond to you. Doing so does not make us a party to the dispute, does not make us responsible for its outcome, and is not an admission of any liability.

11.1 To the fullest extent permitted by law, we are not liable for any act or omission of a Recycling Partner, including (without limitation) damage to your vehicle, property, driveway or premises; personal injury or death; theft or loss of belongings; late, missed or refused collection; underpayment or non-payment; improper handling, storage, recycling or disposal of the vehicle; or any failure to comply with environmental or licensing requirements.

11.2 This website, the estimates it produces and the introductions it makes are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without warranties of any kind. We do not warrant uninterrupted availability or the accuracy of third-party vehicle data.

11.3 We, our directors, officers, employees and contractors are not liable for indirect, incidental, special, punitive or consequential loss of any kind, including loss of profit, loss of use, or wasted time or expense.

11.4 Where liability cannot be excluded, our total aggregate liability to you arising out of or in connection with these Terms, the website, or any introduction, is limited to CA$100.

11.5 Nothing in these Terms excludes or limits any liability that cannot lawfully be excluded or limited, including under the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act (British Columbia).

15.1 These Terms cannot be varied by oral representation. Any variation must be in writing.

15.2 If any provision is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions continue in full force.

15.3 These Terms are governed by the laws of the Province of British Columbia and the federal laws of Canada applicable there, and you agree to the jurisdiction of the courts of British Columbia.