Supporters of Wolverhampton’s Compton Hospice can turn their rusty old bangers in to cash for the charity as part of a car scrappage scheme.
The hospice has joined a national car recycling scheme, at giveacar.co.uk, which turns clapped out motors into donations for the charity.
Under the scheme supporters donate their old car to the hospice, regardless of whether it is roadworthy, just like donating clothes to a Compton Hospice charity shop.
The car is either sold at auction for salvage or scrapped at an authorised car recycling facility with 80 per cent of the money going to Compton Hospice, the remainder is kept by giveacar.co.uk to cover their costs, up to a maximum of £50.
The car is collected by pick-up truck and disposed of an environmentally responsible manner.
Sue Chance, head of fundraising at Compton Hospice, said: “This is literally getting gold out scrap to help the hospice.
“It’s crushingly easy and provides another way for people to help Compton Hospice while taking an unwanted and often worthless car off their hands and disposing of it without damaging the environment,” she said.
For details go to giveacar.co.uk
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