Lost Car Rescue | From Done-In to Dollars

Vehicle donation has never been so easy. Donating cars for cancer, cars for pets, and vehicles for every venture in between is a click or a call away! Lost car rescue benefits you and the charity you love!

Lost car rescue is all about turning “unwanted” into “invaluable”

Sometimes that old scrapper feels like a lost cause. That old jalopy that’s been sitting out in the back lane? Whipper snippin’ around it, one summer after another, can get old. Shoveling it out of the latest snow fall gets a little tiresome. The car we loved (sometimes) needs a rescue.

Every vehicle has a story. You can extend the legacy of your beloved (but unused/unwanted) car, truck, van, or SUV by donating it for ANY charity in Canada!

Thinking of donating a scrap car?

Every vehicle donation is considered for re-sale and recycle.

So, our starting place when we see your SUV particulars is an assessment of age, condition, make, and model. We pay careful attention to your vehicle notes and use them to guide us in our determination of best process for your Jeep, junker, or Jaguar.

If it is auction-ready we’ll set you up with free transport to auction. There it will be sold as-is to the highest bidder.

If your vehicle is not quite the right fit for your local auction house we may assign it to a re-sale/recycle agent. These capable crews will assess the car when they have it on their yard and determine if they’ll be able to find a buyer, or if they need to pay out a recycle amount.

And if you are donating a scrapper it’s as simple as any of the above. Your free tow will ensure your junker gets to the agent’s lot and they’ll pay us the going rate for recycling in your region.

A bit more about the recycle process

Here at Donate a Car Canada we have been fortunate. Our agents, despite a metal market that ebbs and flows and ebbs again, ensure that our charities receive a donation for every donated vehicle.

We often hear the words, “My tires alone are worth more than what you’re offering!” How we appreciate the cost of tires! When you and I put new tires on our vehicles it costs us several hundreds of dollars. Unfortunately, that rubber just doesn’t hold its value once a car is ready to recycle.

Recycle agents and scrap yards cover their own costs in different ways. Some will sell individual parts. Some make their largest return on the metal that the car is made of. Others are able to fix and re-sell vehicles. Whatever the case, our agents pay us out at what the market will afford based on their own initial investment in transport, vehicle breakdown, and administrative costs.

Scrap car donation outcomes: those dollars add up!

Despite the ups and downs in the market, thanks to our cooperating agents and conservative budgeting on our side, our charities continue to benefit through our program. Your lost car rescue gift is added to the next…and to the next…and to the one after that, too! Your charity of choice won’t take that for granted, and they’ll put your gift to great work!