Scrap Car Removal in Port Moody — Cash On The Spot
Looking for scrap car removal in Port Moody? Vancouver Scrap Car covers the whole city — from Moody Centre to Heritage Mountain — 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 Port Moody
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 Port Moody 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 Port Moody. 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.
Port Moody’s Neighbourhoods, and What Changes a Pickup in Each
Port Moody wraps around the head of Burrard Inlet, with a south shore and a north shore. The City’s Official Community Plan sets out policies for fifteen neighbourhoods, grouped into the six areas below. Our free towing covers every one.
Moody Centre
The south shore, and by the plan’s account the City’s most varied neighbourhood for land use. Houses, townhouses and apartments sit south of St. Johns Street. Small manufacturers and breweries fill Murray Street and Spring Street. Tell us which the car is in: a driveway, a parkade or a yard behind a shop.
Inlet Centre and Coronation Park
Most of Port Moody’s higher-density housing built so far is here, the plan says, close to Inlet Centre SkyTrain Station, City Hall and Eagle Ridge Hospital. Expect a parkade. Give us the building address, the parking level and the stall number.
College Park, Harbour Heights, Glenayre and Seaview
Mostly residential: single detached homes, townhouses and apartments, with some shops on Clarke Road. The plan says most homes in Glenayre, Seaview and College Park went up in the last 40 to 50 years. In a complex, give us the unit number and say if the car is in your own stall or a visitor spot.
Pleasantside and April Road
Mainly single detached homes, with a few townhouse developments along Ioco Road. The plan calls Ioco Road the main traffic corridor here. If your driveway opens straight onto it, mention it so the driver can plan where to stop.
Heritage Mountain, Twin Creeks, Noons Creek, Mountain Meadows and Heritage Woods
The plan describes these five as relatively new neighbourhoods with a forested character: single detached homes and townhouses, plus a small number of apartments.
Ioco Lands
The plan treats this site as one for future redevelopment. For a vehicle out by Ioco, give us the exact address and a phone number that reaches you on the day.
Parkades and curb space near the two SkyTrain stations
The City’s Parking page says streets in multi-family areas near Inlet Centre Station and Moody Centre Station are signed for four-hour parking, 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, unless the vehicle has a residential parking permit. A dead car can’t wait long at the curb there. If it’s in the parkade, find out who can open the gate and whether the building manager wants notice first.
Driveways on the hillsides
A lot of Port Moody is built on slopes above the inlet. Tell us if the driveway is steep, shared or narrow, which way the car points and whether the brakes hold. A photo taken from the street helps.
Port Moody Rules Worth Knowing Before a Dead Car Sits Too Long
Everything here comes from the City of Port Moody’s own bylaws and web pages, linked in each card.
A dead car on your own property
Port Moody’s Untidy and Unsightly Premises Bylaw, 1980, No. 1488 makes it unlawful, in any residential zone, to keep a motor vehicle or trailer that is unlicensed for the current year on a property. The exceptions are a vehicle inside a building or a structure lawfully used as an enclosure, or one with a permit from the Bylaw Enforcement Officer. Vehicle parts are covered the same way.
Dismantled or partly dismantled vehicles in public view count as discarded materials, which must not be left to build up. The City’s Good Neighbour Guidelines put it in one line: unlicensed vehicles must be stored inside a garage or carport.
If the City gets a complaint
The City’s Bylaw Enforcement page says you can file a bylaw complaint online, and that anonymous complaints are not accepted.
Under Bylaw 1488, once the Bylaw Enforcement Officer is satisfied there is a violation, the owner is served a notice to fix it within a time set out in that notice. If that doesn’t happen, the City can, after written notice by registered mail, enter the property and do the work at the expense of the person in default. Charges unpaid on December 31 are added to the property’s taxes as arrears.
A dead car on the street: 72 hours, and a three-hour rule
The Street, Traffic and Public Places Bylaw, 1981, No. 1528 deals with a motor vehicle left unattended on a highway for at least 72 hours. An officer or the City Engineer can move it, or require the owner to move it. Where neither is practicable, it can be seized and impounded.
Two other rules catch people out. The City’s Parking page says you can’t park beside another person’s residential property for more than three hours between 7am and 7pm, Monday to Friday. And the bylaw says every vehicle parked on a highway must have proof of valid insurance clearly displayed.
If the City has it towed
The same bylaw lets a police officer or the Bylaw Enforcement Officer have a vehicle that is unlawfully on a street or other City property removed, impounded and stored. The City can recover its removal, impound and storage costs from the owner, or by selling the vehicle at public auction. Before an auction, it has to send the owner a demand for payment within 30 days by registered mail.
The bylaw names no tow yard, and neither does any City page we found. Ask Bylaw Enforcement where a towed vehicle went.
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 Port Moody’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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Port Moody Scrap Car Questions
How much do you get for scrapping a car in Port Moody?
It depends on the car. Weight, year, make and model all count, and so do any parts that can still be sold. Phone us with those details and a photo or two for an offer.
What do I need to scrap a car in Port Moody?
Bring government-issued photo ID and proof of ownership: the registration, a bill of sale or your insurance papers. We look after the ICBC transfer paperwork when we pick up. Is a document missing? Ring us before pickup day and we’ll sort out what will do.
What are the parking bylaws in Port Moody for a car that isn’t moving?
Under the City’s Street, Traffic and Public Places Bylaw, a vehicle left unattended on a street for 72 hours or more can be moved or impounded. Parking beside someone else’s home is limited to three hours between 7am and 7pm on weekdays, and a parked vehicle needs valid insurance.
What’s the best way to get rid of a junk car in Port Moody?
Pick a buyer who tows it for free and pays you at pickup. With us that means an offer by phone, free towing, cash or e-transfer on pickup, and the ICBC transfer paperwork handled at the same visit. Same-day pickup is often possible.
Do you pick up in Heritage Mountain, Pleasantside and Ioco?
Yes. Every Port Moody neighbourhood, on both shores of the inlet, is in our standard service area with no extra travel fee. Just warn us about a steep driveway or a parkade when you call.
More Help for Port Moody Car Owners
- What to remove from your car before the tow truck arrives
- Scrapping a car from a strata, condo or apartment (written for Burnaby; the same steps apply in a Port Moody building)
- Donating vs. scrapping your car: which actually makes sense?
Also serving nearby: Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Burnaby.
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Where We Pick Up in Port Moody
Free towing across all of Port Moody, BC.
- Moody Centre
- Inlet Centre
- Coronation Park
- College Park
- Harbour Heights
- Glenayre
- Seaview
- Pleasantside
- April Road
- Heritage Mountain
- Twin Creeks
- Noons Creek
- Mountain Meadows
- Heritage Woods
- Ioco Lands