Scrap Car Removal in New Westminster — Cash On The Spot
Looking for scrap car removal in New Westminster? Vancouver Scrap Car covers the whole city — from Uptown to Queensborough — with the same process we run across the Lower Mainland: one call, a same-day pickup, and cash in hand before the tow truck leaves your driveway. Bring your ID and proof of ownership — registration, bill of sale, or insurance papers — and we’ll handle the ICBC transfer paperwork on-site. Missing something? Call us first and we’ll tell you what works.
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How Scrap Car Removal Works in New Westminster
Three steps, the same way we do it across the Lower Mainland.
STEP 1
Call or send us the details
Tell us the year, make and model, what’s wrong with the car, and where in New Westminster it’s parked. Photos help. We give you an offer over the phone.
STEP 2
We tow it for free
We come to the car, whether it’s in a driveway, on the street, in a parkade or out in a field. Towing is free anywhere in New Westminster. The driver checks the car against the photos and details you gave us. If it matches, you get the price we agreed on the phone.
STEP 3
Paid on pickup, paperwork handled
You’re paid on pickup, by cash or e-transfer, before the car leaves. We handle the ICBC transfer paperwork on the spot, so there’s no second trip for you.
New Westminster’s Neighbourhoods, and What Changes a Pickup in Each
New Westminster is small, old and built on a hill. The City’s Official Community Plan maps ten residential neighbourhoods, and its heritage pages publish a context statement for each of twelve, counting Quayside and Uptown on their own. We use the City’s names below and pick up in all of them.
Downtown and Quayside
The riverfront. Downtown lies between the Fraser River and Royal Avenue, with Columbia Street as its commercial street and steep streets dropping to the water. Quayside is the newer strip of towers and low-rises between the rail tracks and the river. Expect a parkade here, not a driveway.
Uptown
Centred on 6th Street and 6th Avenue, where the hill levels out. The City describes a combination of commercial areas, high and low rise apartment buildings and single family homes.
Brow of the Hill
West of 8th Street, between Queen’s Avenue and 6th Avenue. The City’s statement says the neighbourhood is characterized by its steep slopes, with streets running up the hill and avenues across it. Houses and apartment buildings share the same blocks.
Queen’s Park
East of 6th Street, between Royal Avenue and 6th Avenue, next to the park it is named for. It has a high proportion of older homes. The City’s statement notes that laneways are important here, so check whether the car is easier to reach from the lane.
Sapperton and Massey-Victory Heights
The east side. Sapperton, which City documents call McBride-Sapperton, follows East Columbia Street past Royal Columbian Hospital. It is mostly single family houses, on ground that slopes steeply toward the Fraser. Massey-Victory Heights, by McBride Boulevard and East 10th Avenue, is mostly post-war houses on sloped streets with retaining walls.
Glenbrooke North and Moody Park
Side by side between 6th and 10th Avenues. Moody Park, from 12th Street to 6th Street, is a relatively flat area of bungalows and back lanes. Glenbrooke North continues east to McBride Boulevard, and there some blocks have a lane and others don’t.
West End and Connaught Heights
The west side, also between 6th and 10th Avenues. The West End runs from 12th Street to 20th Street, with houses and back lanes. Connaught Heights is past 20th Street, sloping down to the south and west, with 22nd Street SkyTrain station at its southern edge.
Queensborough
The part of New Westminster on Lulu Island, across the Queensborough Bridge on Highway 91A. The land is flat floodplain, nothing like the hill on the other side of the river. Queensborough is in our standard service area, with no extra travel fee.
Hills, lanes and narrow streets
Much of the city sits on a slope facing the Fraser, and many older blocks have a back lane. Tell us if the car is parked on a grade, which way it faces, and whether the brakes and steering still work.
Towers and underground parking
Downtown, Quayside and Uptown all have high-rise apartment buildings. For a car that is underground, we need the parking level, any height limit posted at the gate, and who can let a tow truck in.
New Westminster Rules Worth Knowing Before a Dead Car Sits Too Long
These come from the City’s own bylaws and web pages. Each card links to its source.
A dead car on your own property
New Westminster’s Unsightly Premises Bylaw No. 5969, 1991 says no owner or occupier can let a property become or remain untidy or unsightly, and that accumulations of discarded materials or rubbish must be removed.
The bylaw does not mention vehicles by name. Whether a car that has sat for years counts is the City’s call, so ask Bylaw Enforcement if you’ve had a complaint or a letter.
Under the copy on the City’s website, the City can give written notice to comply within 10 days. If that doesn’t happen, it can enter the property and remove the offending material at the expense of the person in default. A charge still unpaid on December 31 is added to the property taxes.
A dead car on the street
The Street and Traffic Bylaw No. 7664, 2015 says no vehicle may be parked on a street for a continuous period of more than 72 hours. A parked vehicle must also display current and valid number plates.
The bylaw has its own rule for a derelict vehicle, meaning one that can’t move under its own power, is reduced to parts, a frame or a body, or is leaking oil, gas or other fluids. It can’t be parked in any public place at all.
A bylaw officer can remove and impound a vehicle that breaks these rules, and the owner pays the fees for removal, impounding and storage. If nobody claims it within 30 days, the bylaw lets the City sell it by auction.
If the City tows it
New Westminster runs its own tow yard. The City’s towing page lists City of New Westminster Towing & Storage at 420 Boyne Street in Queensborough, and asks you to call the office before you come.
The same page says vehicles can’t be parked on a city street without valid insurance and licence plates. For a car towed under a parking bylaw, you pay the towing and storage fees and show a valid driver’s licence, plus proof of insurance and plates, before it is released.
The City adds that you may hire a tow company to remove the vehicle for you, once you have shown proof of ownership and paid the fees.
ICBC’s steps when you sell a vehicle
ICBC’s steps for selling a used vehicle include confirming you’re the registered owner, signing the registration, filling out the Transfer/Tax Form (APV9T), and removing your licence plates.
To cancel your insurance, ICBC says to visit your Autoplan broker with your ID, your licence plates and your owner’s certificate. You can also transfer the insurance to another vehicle. These are ICBC’s general seller and cancellation steps; we handle the transfer paperwork with you at pickup.
This is general information, not legal advice. Bylaws change, and the City of New Westminster’s and ICBC’s own pages are the authority. Check them, or call the City, before you rely on any of this.
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New Westminster Scrap Car Questions
How much do you get for scrapping a car in New Westminster?
There is no single number, because every car is priced on its own. The offer comes mostly from the vehicle’s scrap weight and from which parts can still be sold. Call with the year, make, model and condition and we’ll quote it over the phone. If the car matches what you told us, the driver pays that quote at pickup.
What paperwork do I need to scrap a car in New Westminster?
Bring government-issued photo ID and proof of ownership, such as the registration, a bill of sale or insurance papers. We handle the ICBC transfer paperwork at pickup. If something is missing, call us first and we’ll tell you what works.
How long before a vehicle is considered abandoned in New Westminster?
The City’s Street and Traffic Bylaw doesn’t set an abandonment clock. What it does set is a limit of 72 hours of continuous parking on a street. A vehicle without current and valid plates can’t be parked on a street, and a derelict vehicle can’t be parked in any public place.
How do I report an abandoned vehicle to the City of New Westminster?
The City’s parking page gives three ways to report a street use or parking offence: call Parking Services on weekdays, email the parking office, or submit a ticket through SeeClickFix. If the car is yours, a free tow from us settles it before the City gets involved.
Do you pick up in Queensborough and from condo parkades?
Yes to both. Queensborough is in our standard service area with no extra travel fee, like the rest of New Westminster. For a parkade, tell us the level and any posted height limit. Same-day pickup is often possible.
More Help for New Westminster Car Owners
- Scrapping a car from a strata, condo or apartment in Burnaby
- Inherited a car you don’t want? Here’s the easiest way to deal with it
- That car in your driveway is costing you more than you think
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Where We Pick Up in New Westminster
Free towing across all of New Westminster, BC.
- Downtown
- Quayside
- Uptown
- Brow of the Hill
- Queen’s Park
- Sapperton
- Massey-Victory Heights
- Glenbrooke North
- Moody Park
- West End
- Connaught Heights
- Queensborough