What Happens To Crashed Salvage Cars??? Silverlake Automotive Recycling

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Welcome to the Salvage Rebuilds UK channel. In this video Rob visits Silverlake Automotive Recycling in Southampton to collect some parts and have a look around.
Working at our fully equipped workshop in Kent we carry out tasks including Panel beating , Body work , Mig Welding , Sheet metal Spot Welding , Fabrication Chassis Repairs , Sand Blasting , Engine and Mechanical repairs , DPF cleaning , Restoration and Structural repairs on the Celette Jig frame machine.
We do hope you enjoy this video and Check out our other videos on all kinds of vehicles including Barn finds , Quick flips , First wash , Repairs , Salvage , Restorations , Will it run , Fail , Accident damaged , Cat S , Cat N , Cat X Copart auction bargains , Non Runner , Flood damage , insurance write off , fire damage , smoke damage , electrical fault , stolen recovered , Unfinished project and anything else that arrives at the #Salvagerebuildsuk workshop. #RobandChris
Please check out our back catalogue of some previous projects on various different makes and models including Ferrari, RS Turbo , Land Rover , MG , Caterham 7 , Ford , Cosworth , Vauxhall , Fiat , Peugeot , Mercedes , Range Rover , Morris , Renault , Citroen , Honda , Toyota , VW , Series 3 , Evoque , GLA , Golf , 500 , Fiesta , Astra , Polo , Motorhome , Auto sleeper Camper , GTI , LSE , Sierra , Midget , 360 , Transit , Crafter , Transporter , T5 , Combo, Berlingo , Partner , Mini , Beetle , Vivaro , Hilux , Sport and many more!
If you have a vehicle for sale that you think will be of interest to us please message Rob via Instagram and please include a contact phone number. We buy all sorts of vehicles , Boats and classic cars including Austin , Morris , Healey , Mg , Sunbeam , Talbot , Opel , XR2 , XR3 , XR4 , Bentley , Jaguar XJ6 XJ12 XJS , E Type , XKR , BMW E36 , 205 GTI , VW GTI , Viva , Astra GTE 2.0XE , Red Top , Triumph TR , VW Golf Beetle , Rover , MGB , 2CV , Midget , Nova , Chevette , Capri , P100 , lancia , Cortina MK1 Mk2 MK3 MK4 MK5 , GT6 , Jensen , Lotus , Bedford , J type , Minor , Datsun , Toyota , Sunseeker , Princess , Fairline , Windy , Hardy , RIB , Shetland , Fletcher , Bayliner , Searay , Pilot , Shakespere and many more!
We do receive quite a few questions regarding tools and equipment that we use for various jobs. Unfortunately there is to many to list but some of the brands we use include Snap-on, Blue-point , Makita , Sealey , Clark , Esab and Sykes-Pickavant .
If you are interested in a specific tool, please put your question in the comments section of the relevant video

[@sruk]

Again a huge thank you again to Silverlake for allowing us to do this.guys please check out there socials the links are in the description show some love 👌👍

[@damo336]

That was such an eye opener Rob,a really interesting video,the scale of the site is breath taking,you be certainly kept fit walking around picking parts😁

[@gregorio269]

When I was an apprentice tech in the 60's I bought my first car , a Renault Dauphine with a blown engine £10 , whizzed across to Silverlake and removed an engine from a wrecked Dauphine , another tenner . Happy days . In those days the cars were stacked in a muddy field , always good to see a company develop into what we see today amazing !

[@geraldswain3259]

By Christ your showing your age a bit , remember buying my first car ,an A35 van for £4 - 10 shillings finding a Healy sprite engine complete with carbs ,only 17,000mls for £9 . Most of the subs on here wouldn't know what your car was .55yrs ago .

[@freddieparrydrums]

@@geraldswain3259 WOW that's crazy! I am 14 and my dad has saved a 1971 Rover P5B.

[@geraldswain3259]

@@freddieparrydrums lovely old car, real quality, worked on several, wish you much joy and success with it.

[@Wightmech]

I have to agree Rob it’s a different level of professionalism when it come to salvage, extremely impressive, would love to see the whole de-pollution process, I think that would be very interesting, particularly if you or the operators could talk us through what they do. Thanks as always, keep them coming please.

[@marklittler784]

Less and less waste if parts arn't damaged whilst removing other parts too.

[@cargamer78leemarsh98]

i used to work at silverlakes and in the depollution side of things what is done is all cars that go to the salvage side all liquids are kept in the cars but all breakers/scrappers have all there liquids taken out so if you need a fuel tank you have to get 1 before it gets depolluted as the tank is pierced with a vacuum steak to remove it with coolant its drained the same way oil is done then bottom hose is cut and with air con its de gassed and then a pipe is cut to be safe of pollution i hope this helps with you query :p ps i worked there for 3 years and enjoyed every minute of it

[@Transporterlife]

As an employee of Silverlake , I can agree with this. A good friendly place to work. It’s like being at home with the family , friends spirit.

[@anthonywalker7240]

I am after 2 doors for a Fiesta titanium 16 eeg. Nearside passenger and rear passenger.

[@_Mark_H]

The best part of Salvage Rebuilds is that you’re a decent regular guy Rob (and Chris of course). Keeping it real with genuine enthusiasm and no ‘BS’. Love the channel, the format and content is brilliant 👍🏼👍🏼

[@bustersw1760]

Most of those motors look in better nick than the car I`m driving around in now.

[@mrwhite292]

Nice

[@chriseseigbe9768]

Definitely there's too much waste of good vehicles in the UK. Wastage culture is disgusting. These cars are not old cars and could be fixed.

[@andynightingale7335]

Same here!

[@petea7323]

@@chriseseigbe9768 it’s terrible. I thought the same. Most cars get scrapped for minor issues.

[@boydovens4180]

Hats off to the person that designed the layapart building, and the identification of parts , its brilliant.

[@jameshunterford4099]

I love the Silverlake videos! They should be thanking you. You’ve highlighted just what a superb operation they are running. I will almost certainly be buying parts from them, because of your content. It’s good that you enjoy it there as well. I hope they appreciate how enthusiastic you are about their business. Thank you for sharing with the rest of us!

[@jamesbrett6518]

Incredible place. Another vote for that old Jag!

[@peterbarber8053]

What an amazing facility. Very different to the scrapyards of 30 years ago where I’d climb up a stack of precariously balanced cars to grab the parts I needed!

[@dsummers8191]

Thanks a lot to Silverlake for enabling Rob to make this interesting video. Their operation is a far cry from the old days of wading through mud, oil spills, and goodness knows what else to attempt to locate a part at random. Thank you.

[@DRW58]

I too like the look of the old Jag, You and Chris could work your magic on it give it a bit of well deserved TLC. I bought a 1998 XJ8 Sport last week, now trying to work out how I’m going to keep it in petrol!! I’m lucky to have a very understanding wife. Great video, many thanks to Silverlake for allowing us to see behind the scenes again, it’s an unbelievable set up, I couldn’t go there it would be like putting a kid in a sweet shop. Take Care Stay Safe Everyone Regards Dave 👍😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@babysham318]

Rob and Chris have continue business forever. This is parts heaven. I can live here taking parts off for every car. This is good place for young guns to learn how to strip cars.

[@paulprice107]

Talk about Cop26 this is true environmentalism making what we have last longer. Well done to the breakers we would be worse without them.

[@sydmichel]

I'd like to see the area where they strip the cars and the process of deconstructing a vehicle from start to finish.

[@PaganWizard]

I live in the USA and have NEVER seen an auto recycling yard this well built and organized.

[@ShedTV]

Bit different to the 70s and 80s clambering around wobbly stacks of cars and up to your ankles in black oily mud!

[@paulbaker654]

Silverlake was actually like that with an old Portakabin for an office.

[@martycrush6412]

I used to enjoy the buzz of a fiat uno wobbling around above your head whilst trying to remove a Citroen Ax GT heater matrix👌

[@mrwhite292]

Good days

[@MattyEngland]

@@martycrush6412 lol, all the time wondering if the rottweilers are going to escape the vw camper van and rip you to bits.

[@CraigyGInDaHut1993]

A scrap yard near me is still like that.

[@1mic3]

Thanks Rob for putting up with the cold to bring us this video, I love seeing what’s in these yards and wondering how easy it would be to get these cars back on the road- really enjoyable 👍👍👍👍

[@toddlerj102]

Rob, imagine this. You and Chris have a fully kitted out workshop in the corner of that yard an first pick on any new inventory with full access to the entire stock to fix it. Or even a genuine collaboration they can sell you expensive cars that they have the bits to fix for a better price as you'd be name dropping a lot.

[@trevormegson7583]

Data makes this possible now. Old school scrap yards need to note this . Although, who doesn't like to have a rummage? It is the new Era of recycling and record keeping which can only be a better thing in the big picture. Thanks Rob.

[@jasoncassell5226]

Rob yet again you go the extra mile for your subscribers and viewers .Brilliant video on the inner workings of silverlake .Most of us was unaware existed to that extent .This video has shone a light on buying used spares .It as certainly done it for me .The amount of time i have risked buying second hand and got my fingers burnt.Seeing this video .I have total faith in buying from silverlake in future .I'm guessing many others will now do the same .This will be a massive help to the community👍

[@46danz]

Big difference from the scrappys of old,cant believe how clean the place is,fantastic.

[@Jamie7ee]

Silverlake is local to me, it’s changed loads since ‘back in the day’ we used to be aloud to go in and take off parts yourself and you’d see cars with no wheels on, one on top of another. What a place it’s become now 😮, thank you for gaining access and sharing it. 🙌🏻

[@belong53]

I’m impressed, clean, tidy and well organised. I went to a salvage yard near me in Grantham. It was scruffy, muddy. Oil everywhere. Poor organisation. I was sent to walk around to find what I wanted. No help. I’m amazed.

[@davefrench3608]

Remember Silverlake when it was an old fashioned scrap yard. You turned up with your tool box, overalls and boots as it was very muddy and oily, find the car and set to taking off what you needed. They’ve come a long way.

[@westernmonitor]

WOW WOW WOW what a place it takes salvage to a whole new level. I honestly did not know where to look first. Thanks Rob , I have now added Silverlake to my web browser and recommend others to take a look at what they have its amazing.

[@gethinjones1348]

Astonishing to see how vast, professional and well run this operation is Rob. Many thanks for sharing and hope we see more sometime again! 👍🏻

[@franciscoflores-nunez6767]

Great video Rob, I used to love climbing over all the cars back in day in a scrapyard, now youre not allowed to even go near em, health and safety taken the fun out of everything.

[@allandavies9488]

Amazing place. I have spent many happy hours in scrapyards (I know you call them salvage yards nowadays) and love to see them. I have to admire how well organised this yard is. As an Engineer and Mechanic, it is very well organised. I'm amazed how little damage some of these cars had to end up in a salvage yard. That's not recycling. What Rob and Chris do, and many others, is true recycling.

[@brianfd622]

I've bought vehicles from Silverlake many time, always polite and professional.

[@andygj66]

Back in the mid-1980's when Rob was still in short trousers, I seemed to spend most of my weekends climbing to the top of a teetering stack of scrap cars in a muddy and oily breaker's yard, searching for yet another part to keep my banger on the road. I used to think to myself "there's serious money in this game if you organised it right". That's the kind of set up I used to imagine. That warehouse is better than most main dealer parts departments I've been in over the years. Yes please to a return visit Rob. I'd really like to see a start to finish video of a vehicle being dismantled and how they check and catalogue all the recovered parts.

[@colinw1591]

Amazing way to process these vehicles and a stark reminder of just how many get written off in accidents.....

[@ianbeale2527]

I remember going to a scrap yard with my mate , filling my pockets with light bulbs for his Triumph Dolomite and anything else you could get in your pockets. I was with a work mate once, helping him get a part off of a Mk.2 Escort. Took 3 bloody hours, scraped knuckles, and the part wasn't even in the best condition. Scrappy asked stupid money for it, knowing we'd spent so much time getting it off, that my mate wasn't just going to leave it behind ! Great video, Rob. Sadly for me, I was just too excited to watch it, as I normally watch your videos during Corrie or Emmerdale !! Never mind. Keep 'em coming !

[@karlfenton7397]

Live 5 mins away from Silverlake. Remember when the office was just a shack & the cars stacked 4 high, but on top of each other! Use to crawl all over the cars looking for mk2 golf parts. Them were the days!

[@leesmith6750]

The stacking facility is top notch. So much better looking. Easy access for the forks. Was really taken aback when you spun round and revealed the extent of one row. Great vid.

[@topbanana39]

this post reminds me of the time in atkinsons breakers yard in the mid 80s having to climb a tower of trucks to get a part off. once i got up about 40 odd ft they tower started swaying i shat my pants lol as expected good memory but would never happen in this day an age good video rob hope you managed to get conformation of the RS from Dees

[@sonofedmund5004]

I did this too, wasn't so lucky got squished a bit! Crazy memory.

[@martinmuddiman3167]

Silver lake have always been first class . I was lucky enough to live near their site growing up . My dad use to take me there to get parts when I was a little boy . It was a couple of portacabins . In the 80,s . However, the way they deal with things has always been excellent . Customer service also first class . Well worth taking a look .

[@iTechPro2012]

That yard at Silverlake reminds me of a yard I often visited (and is still there) in Wokingham, it’s called A1 car spares, love that place, you take a hi-vis and walk around and there is a guy with a forklift truck driving round, you can ask him to get a car down for you and then they leave you to your own leisure to remove parts off the cars yourself…. Literally love it, don’t know of any other places that let you do that….. might be worth a trip Rob

[@johngrimes405]

Remember visiting Silverlake back in the 1970's, changed a bit since then, when cars were stacked on top of each other.

[@Phil-1969]

Evening chaps, I live in bicester now, where the famous bicester village ( right up your street Rob ) we have a old school scrap yard that you can go around and help yourself off the cars, I still enjoy seeing how much stuff I can cram down my Y fronts , I still find the odd 15amp fuse down there a few days later 😀

[@SimonBetty]

What a quality place to let you film, the organisation and how polite they are is unreal! Shows the company ethos when everyone is polite as they are! Unreal!

[@brianwhittington5086]

The old Jag is a pre xJ6 model from the 1960s Rob. One of the numerous Mk 2 based variants of Jaguar / Daimler models they created by changing the front and rear panels of the base design. That place looks amazing, like a well stocked supermarket !! Sadly today, the cost of replacing complex electronics, SRS systems and the construction methods and materials is critical to insurers. The way any impact affects the whole modern bodyshell, often makes repair uneconomical. What may seem like superficial impact damage at first look, can travel through the shell and break joints if it's been hit on a critical point. I remember doing insurance inspections on such as Sierra and Mondeo models. A hard front or rear impact on the chassis would often travel and bend the floor pan and transmission tunnel, well away from the main damage point.

[@ched999uk]

So clean and clinical, a far cry from when I used to go to breakers back in late 80's climbing cars stacked 4 high just balancing on each other. Amazing how things have come along. Great to see, that lot would keep you and Chris busy for the rest of your lives :-)

[@palstrat3857]

Great video as usual, that's a proper salvage and breakers yard, I know I will not forget there name for future use, thanks, Rob

[@UmarWaqasAli]

That was a proper supermarket for part s . Good to know there’s places like that out there to get parts from . You got mention this place again .

[@nigeljackson1987]

What a place, I could spend hours just looking around , it would be a brilliant place to visit id get carried away id want to buy so much ,you could build a proper nice project car . Keep the vids coming rob +Chris always a big thumbs 👍up from me.

[@26DR715]

Pleased to see a very well organised business everything in place. I remember having to look around for hours with me dad in breaker yard for parts this saves a lot of time for both parties. A big well done to them.

[@martinedwards262]

i would like you to go back there because i have never seen a salvage place like that in my life before...... thank you for showing me that place.....

[@edwardsmillie5526]

Thanks for this video ,if someone told me a place like this existed I would not believe it .I was blown away with this set up.Thanks again Rob

[@chrisstyles4630]

Waking up in hospital after a blackout & realising you missed salvage rebuilds UK great video Rob that place is unbelievable just how huge it is loved the last tour & loved seeing this latest tour 👍

[@sruk]

O hope your ok 👍

[@chrisstyles4630]

@@sruk I'm OK bit sore but on the mend thaks Chris & Rob 👍

[@thino1973]

I do miss searching the old fashioned scrap yards where you took your life in your own hands ducking & diving between rot-boxers looking for that elusive part. Great video & thanks for taking the time to do it.

[@oncewaslost1982]

By far the cleanest salvage yard I have ever seen!

[@Jay-B1750]

I've seen worse go through the auction! The place looks immaculate! Amazing place!

[@shotgunpsycho]

Hey Rob, there's no place in the states as clean and organized as this. This is amazing!

[@jmanhuntley]

thats the only way to do a yard surely! Very nice, see why you got permission as the owner must be very proud. Thanks for the look around....

[@malachy1847]

Love that Three Wheeler...mighty Moffett Pallet Truck parked up ideally suited for that work in those Narrow Isles for lifting up and retrieving down those Vehicles...

[@davidtuckey1120]

been there a long time silverlakes,my localish yard.nice you can pick your parts still.the place has expanded massively recently,but the excellent service has stayed the same.really pleased you are doing these videos guys.

[@jimmurray7239]

What an impressive set up. I am in Central Scotland and bought a bit for the wife's freelander. Quick and easy transaction and delivered very quickly. Would like to see Landrover stuff please guys

[@johnpritchard2772]

I have never seen so much stuff, racks of cars and spare parts, astounding!!

[@steverandall5814]

I wish we had this quality of auto salvage yard in the USA! We're still stuck in the muddy field with wrecks held up on welded tire rims. When you ask them "Do you have an X?" They reply "I dunno, go out and look".

[@mixiepalms8338]

not like the breakers i used to visit in strood. climbing up piles of cars to get something and to be greeted by a rottweiler when you climbed down. She was a lovely dog! Car in question was my old triumph acclaim. great video mate, yes please do go back! Hope the a249 closures this weekend do not make your weekend difficult. regards Mick

[@richarddinning6901]

Very interesting Rob. Millions of pounds worth of spares great content. Thank you for your time and effort . so far 160 dislikes 👎 are car factors that sell brand new car parts.

[@DutchiesHolland]

That was awesome to see! Been to so many breakers yard in my life and have never seen one like this! Truly on another level! What a cool place to wonder in!

[@ewanstewart8011]

What an amazing facility and business I will certainly be using them in the future and I would never have known about them but for your videos Rob, thanks again for another great video 👍🏻

[@stephenricketts7764]

As i have said before when I lived in Southampton I did visit the yard a few times. It has expanded since then. Just up the road Ford used to build the Transit, moved out about 15 years ago I think. If there was a defect in a body assembly they would be taken to a metal recycling yard in the city, they were not allowed to sell any part of the bodies. I don't know if Silverlake have a contract with the docks for any casualties when loading on to the ships, it is rare but accidents do happen there. It would be Rangerovers and similar makes, could be why some if those cars are very new? Anyway that was a good video Rob thanks for posting it. I think it would be interesting to see the fluid removal process at some point in the future but only if you are going there to collect some parts. Once again Rob thanks. 👍👍

[@sruk]

There not scrap bud there salvage 👍

[@mickboakes7023]

Bloody hell. Mind blowing. Just found this post Rob. Amazing.

[@joebeeston1995]

In my neck of the woods! Silverlake is my local scrappy....not many left now around here. I like the concept of all parts being the same price on the U-Pick-It service

[@chrisbullen4340]

I'm in Poole just down the road from Southampton and they have their own delivery vans delivering the used parts to garages etc fab service proper proper business

[@kenlizzio7096]

The UK auto salvage industry has come a long way in the last 40 odd years. Impressive facility.

[@loyalty786]

Hi, enjoying watching the walk around video in Silver Lake, I would Love to watch you do more of this content Again, Thank you for Sharing, Bless

[@tutsywutsy]

Buy the first row that will keep you going for a year or 2.

[@marklittler784]

😂😃😂😃😂😃😂😃😂😃😂

[@tutsywutsy]

@@marklittler784 my science teacher was called Joseph littler ,it's a very unusual surname .

[@trainmanbob]

It speaks for itself Rob. Thanks for the tour. I wonder how many folk have the same thought as me....if the prices are good enough (I have no idea of them) it must be possible to go there and order an entire car in parts and build yourself a really good car. Cheers, Bob

[@byeckfella]

Wow! A far cry from to oily mud baths we used to wade through to find a head light for a Triumph Dolomite or whatever! Pity it’s in Southampton and I’m in North Derbyshire…Great vid though Rob😁👍

[@tstuart7333]

WO, my cheeks puffed up when you lifted the camera from the ground. Amazing. truly amazing setup.

[@tomjohntig]

Only one word covers this place WOW 😎 you are so lucky to have a place like this near you Rob here in the north east we still have the old breakers yards with mainly old motors in them. Great video Rob thank you. It’s a good job Chris wasn’t with you he would have been inside and around every motor there. Tom

[@aib0160]

Heart-breaking to see that lovely old Jag on the rack.

[@marciabaldwin2506]

Maybe the Jag will be sold for salvage as most parts would be available through supplier's

[@aib0160]

@@marciabaldwin2506 I hope it does get salvaged, just amazing its ended up there and not the sort of place most people looking for a classic car project would think to look.

[@aib0160]

@frog- eye Couldn't help noticing your ID thing. I had one of them in old English white when I was 20 and it then was 21. Explaining to the kids that it used to be a different world then and this car had no door handles so to get in you slid the window open from outside, reached in and lifted the door handle. Likewise having a boot with no boot lid was also something they struggled with but to be fair so did I. What fun though, even with an 850cc engine, it was like a two seater go-kart.

[@andrzejs7335]

The ones on racks arent breakers, they up for sale on auctions. There is another yard next to it where all the breakers are-pick yourself style yard

[@aib0160]

@@andrzejs7335 Yes I understand that, but I'm guessing somebody has already done a calculation as to what the car is worth as a whole and in parts, so if it doesn't sell it gets broken for parts?

[@bcp_towing]

Yes it would be interesting to see a car come in for breaking and see the complete process it goes through. Good to see a well run site.👍🏽😎

[@cargamer78leemarsh98]

an average car takes around 1-3 days pending on size of car i stripped a model x in 2.5 days from complete to bare shell and a classic mini in 1-5 days all cars are stripped by 1 person but there are atleast 8 ramps for stripping and 6 for depollution

[@davidminns9799]

What a place and what a level of organisation👍 it's just amazing! Great content Rob😀 Hope Chris had a well deserved rest in Cornwall? Yes you should definitely go back n film more if allowed 👍

[@nigelisaac7927]

Hay Rob really enjoy your videos at scrap yards and being honest i really enjoy all your videos.i look forward to them.keep going all the best nigel

[@01matthewc]

Love Silverlake, one of my local breakers yards, have been there a few times. I'm surprised you didn't take the truck down there and have a cheeky bid on a little something.

[@joelaurieri9065]

That has got to be the cleanest and most organized salvage yard I have ever seen....

[@loyalty786]

Yes Rob love the walk around video at Silver Lake, Would love to see more of that content 👍

[@paulwalker427]

certainly beats trudging round a muddy oily scrap yard, looking for a bit or 2 - amazing how well done it is, no doubt a go to place for many - great video

[@kevinw8258]

That’s an amazing place and it just shows how easily cars get written off these days. Great video Rob, cheers👍 Looking forward to a Merc video soon then😁

[@JD-tk2uu]

Saw the previous vid you did Rob and that was certainly a taster for this one. Really good that you decided to go again as it's certainly an eye opener the way everything is laid out.

[@MrSunnyBhoy]

That is absolutely amazing. Some bargains to be had there for sure. Half the cars look undamaged structurally. Some outfit and organisation. Will actually keep these guys in mind for any bits I might need

[@trevorjarvis3021]

Absolutely amazing place - unbelievable to think that all those motors outside have been involved in big accidents!! It’s no wonder our car insurance is what it is!! Total credit to the owners of the place, they sure run a tidy, impressive set up. Wow, I’m quite overwhelmed.

[@sruk]

They haven’t all been involved in accidents 👍

[@chrisLRL]

It's been a while since I was at a scrap yard. Last one I went to was in a muddy field and the cars were stacked 2 sometimes 3 high on each other. Interesting watch.

[@steveegginton535]

Facinating place - i could spend hours looking round all the different parts of their operation.

[@andybigbs9466]

Your and Chris’s yard will be like that in a few years Rob!

[@stephenward8707]

Lots and lots of VERY useful bits and Bob's there mate ..

[@stephenricketts7764]

Rob the Transit bodies I mentioned in my previous comment were scrap we asked if we could buy one and that's when they said they couldn't be sold. They were at a different yard (600 Group) on the other side of the city, probably still there (the yard) even though it was a few decades ago that we went there. It was pure speculation on my part that Silverlake might have a similar sort of contract with Southampton port to collect any salvage/accident damaged vehicles from them. I hope that clears up any confusion Rob? No worries mate. 👍 👍

[@barrymillar5341]

blimey that place has changed since i used to scrabble around in the mud for bits for my old bangers back in the 60s and 70s still live local but not been past there in a while very impressive

[@MrCobblecraft]

You should get yourself a drone for sites like that, it would make fantastic video, great video. Gone are the days when the cars sit on top of each other, balancing, and you are knee deep in mud. What a change this industry has had.

[@stevet1963]

Wow that tourag looked like it rear- ended a lorry and went under the bed , bet that was a shock to the driver 😳 Loved the video nice one 👍🏻👍🏻✌️

[@johnmontague4245]

Nicely done Rob. It looks like some set up. It’s the way forward for salvage.

[@tavners8044]

1980 baby. 81 myself keep up the good work Rob 🙂

[@JHClassics]

Please come back again. And maybe show the process start to finish of buying a car from them. Thanks for the great content!!

[@davidbarnsley8486]

The new side line Robs salvage yard adds 👍👍

[@KyeWB]

Just as amazed watching this. Could walk around for hours! Definitely checking this place out for some new fiesta alloys 👌🏻