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We pay you even more if your car has alloy wheels
If you've been hunting around the internet looking for the best price for your old motor, you've no doubt submitted your vehicle details to quite a few different companies. Like us, some of them use an instant pricing method that's able to recognise your make and...
Think twice before part-exchanging your old car
If your car is on its last legs and you're just about to trade it in for something newer, think twice before handing it over to your local car dealership as a trade-in/part exchange. Typically, the dealer won't want it on their forecourt so they'll simply call us and...
Why we’re the no.1 choice for vehicle recycling in Basildon
Unlike many of the bigger agencies that offer a scrap car service, we actually deal with the depollution, crushing and recycling of all the cars that come through our gate. As we don't act as "middlemen", you not only benefit from dealing directly with us instead of a...
Should I leave my car running on cold mornings to warm it up?
It's one of those questions that car owners often wonder about, especially on cold winter mornings. Although the idea of starting your car and leaving it 'ticking over' for a while is a popular one, is it really the best thing for you... or your car? We take a quick...
Happy New Year!
As the festive season is sadly now over, it's time for us to roll up our sleeves and burn off those excess calories by getting back to business as usual. 2020 was a particularly tough year for us all in one way or another so we're hoping that 2021 will usher in...
Supporting our local food bank at Christmas
Following on from our recent scrap car promotion where we pledged to donate £5 to charity for every car we scrapped, we're delighted to announce that we've now raised a whopping £745! We're so happy to be able to pass this...
We now cover parts of Essex
Ace Breakers have been Kent's leading scrap car company for over 40 years and we're delighted to announce that we now cover parts of Essex too. As we're based just south of the Dartford River Crossing, we're able to provide the same high level of service together with...
Ace Breakers Christmas and New Year Opening Times
As this difficult year draws to a close, we’d like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to all of our loyal customers for your continued support through what’s been a very challenging time for us all. Our quote system will remain operational 24/7 over...
Electric Cars – Yay or Nay?
With the government's recent announcement that it intends to ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2030 and HGVs by 2040, the debate about the decision continues to rumble on. There's long been disagreement as to whether electric cars are better for our...
Supporting our local community – £20 extra for your scrap car now
It's tough for all of us right now so we've decided to do what we can to support our local community during these difficult times. Our free, online quote generator will automatically add £20 to each vehicle lookup so go and check what you...
Ace Car Crush Competition – Watch your old car getting crushed
As many clients have mentioned to us how great it would be if they could watch a video of their old vehicle being crushed and recycled, we've decided to step up to the plate and make it a reality. As such, we're now running a monthly...
Ferrous And Non-Ferrous Metal – What’s The Difference?
Although we're well known for being one of Kent and SE London's leading scrap car collection companies, we're perhaps less well-known for our role as one of the South East of England's leading scrap metal merchants too. So in today's post, we thought we'd turn the...