# Giveacar raises £2 million through donated cars

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/07/08/giveacar-raises-2m-donated-cars/
- Published: 2016-07-08T09:30:43+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**[Giveacar](http://www.giveacar.co.uk), 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](https://www.macmillan.org.uk/)
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.

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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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