Giveacar raises £2m through donated cars
Melanie May | 8 July 2016 | News
Giveacar, which encourages motorists to donate their old cars in aid of good causes, has now recycled and sold over 22,000 vehicles from all over the UK, raising over £2m for charity.
Car owners choose where to send the proceeds from their donated vehicles, which are either auctioned or scrapped depending on their condition. To date, Giveacar has organised donations to more than 2,500 UK charities. Macmillan Cancer Support is one of the most popular charities within the service, and has so far received £63,000.
Over the past year, Giveacar, which was founded in 2010, has diversified and now works in partnership with housing associations to help them dispose of abandoned vehicles.
Giveacar has also championed its own charitable projects, raising money to build a new school in Burma, as well as launching special appeals for Gurkha Welfare Trust, Help Refugees and Brixton Soup Kitchen.
Patrick Church, manager of Giveacar, said:
“We base our success first and foremost on maximising donations to a wide range of charities. It is so encouraging that nearly 500 people a month decide to donate their old cars through Giveacar,”
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