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Sell your scrap

Drive on, weigh in, get paid

No appointment and no minimum load. Here is exactly how it works, what to bring, and how the money reaches you.

Where to find us

Not yet published

Yard addresses and opening hours will be listed here once sites are confirmed. We’d rather leave this blank than send someone to an address that isn’t ours.

How a weigh-in works

About fifteen minutes end to end for a ute or trailer load.

  1. 01

    Drive on

    Follow the line to the weighbridge. No appointment, no booking, no minimum load. Keep your window down and a spotter will direct you.

  2. 02

    Weigh in

    Gross weight recorded, photo ID scanned, vehicle registration logged. About ninety seconds.

  3. 03

    Get graded

    A grader inspects the load and tells you the grade before you tip. If you disagree, ask for the XRF gun — that's what it's there for.

  4. 04

    Tip and weigh out

    Unload in the bay you're directed to. Tare on the way out, docket printed with net weight, grade and rate.

Before you come in

What to bring with you

  • Current photo ID — an Australian driver licence is ideal
  • Your BSB and account number, only if you'd prefer EFT to cash
  • The vehicle you'll be in — registration is recorded each time
  • Registration papers, if you're selling a vehicle for scrap

ID is scanned at the bridge. It is a licensing requirement, not a preference.

Getting paid

Cash before you drive out

Once the tare weight is recorded the docket is printed and you are paid on the spot, in cash, against the grade on that docket. No waiting on a transfer to clear.

If you would rather have it in the bank, say so at the bridge and we will pay by electronic transfer to an account in your name instead. Bring your BSB and account number if that is your preference.

Either way the load is documented the same. Photo ID is scanned and the docket is retained — that part is a licensing requirement under Queensland’s second-hand dealer legislation and applies to every seller and every load, whichever way you take the money.

Weighbridge

Certified, calibrated and open to inspection

Weighbridges used for trade must be verified under the National Measurement Act and recalibrated on a set cycle. Calibration certificates are available on request and included in the audit pack.

  • Gross and tare on every docket
  • Photo evidence of each load
  • Records retained for audit
A tipper truck discharging a load at a processing facility

Bringing something big?

Anything over about ten tonnes, or oversized sections that need shearing, is worth a call first. We'll have the right bay clear and the right operator on it.