A mammoth undertaking

I blogged a few weeks ago about donating our little Polo to charity via giveacar.co.uk.  At the time, I expressed doubts as to whether it was all too good to be true. So I thought it only fair that I update the blog to say that it’s all worked very smoothly.

I phoned  giveacar on a Monday afternoon to tell them the details of the car and the charity I wanted to benefit. The following morning I was called by a local car parts company who arranged to pick it up that same afternoon. I did all the paperwork and waved off the car. A week or so later I got a letter from the DVLA saying that according to their records I was no longer responsible for the car.

Then last week I first received a letter from Giveacar saying that they had disposed of it and sent a cheque to St Richard’s Hospice. This was followed shortly by a letter of thanks from the hospice acknowledging receipt of the donation.

I’m sure I could have raised more money if I’d sold it privately. But I didn’t want to sell it to a friend, given that I knew how dodgy the electrics were – I’d always feel it was my fault if they broke down somewhere and ended up with a large repair bill. And I didn’t want strangers  poking around, especially now I’m on my own.

So all in all giveacar was an easy option. From first to last it worked very smoothly and they did exactly what they promised. It got an aged and redundant car off my drive with a minimum of fuss, at no cost to myself, and with the additional benefit that a charity of my choice got a donation. I have no hesitation in recommending it to anyone who has an old car they need to get rid of.