Caledonian auto salvage Reviews 

51
TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.5

While we don't verify specific claims because reviewers' opinions are their own, we may label reviews as "Verified" when we can confirm a business interaction took place. Read more

To protect platform integrity, every review on our platform—verified or not—is screened by our 24/7 automated software. This technology is designed to identify and remove content that breaches our guidelines, including reviews that are not based on a genuine experience. We recognise we may not catch everything, and you can flag anything you think we may have missed. Read more

See what reviewers are saying

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Phoned Friday afternoon and my old undrivable T4 was picked up Tuesday morning. Great service, just gave the location and my eyesore of a van was picked up without charge. Hassle free great comm... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scammers, Beware praying on the elderly. A guy called Eddie kept turning up at my grandma's and kept bothering her for weeks until she let them scrap her car which there was nothing wrong with. A... See more

Company replied

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing service, super quick and very experienced. Put a quote in and had deal sorted within 10 minutes. Came to collect within the hour, managed to get my very dead, unmoving van, unseized and onto t... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ed and his son had said ‘they had never been beat yet’ , I was beginning to think this could be it, but sure enough they managed to move our car after laying for many years, it was a huge challenge... See more

Company details

Written by the company

Caledonian auto salvage is a relatively new entrant to the online car buyer space. Specialising in cars that are at the end of their life or have a level of damage which will limit their value to other traditional buyers, Car buyer Scotland will often buy cars that are difficult to sell elsewhere. We will buy old, damaged and scrap cars and will collect from any Scottish home address. We will even buy motors that have failed their MOT or are ‘write-offs’ having been written off by insurance companies as unroadworthy. Unlike most traditional online car buyers, they will buy cars that are classified by insurers as category A, B, C, D, S or N. Potentially a ‘buyer of last resort’, they will nevertheless strive to offer a highly competitive price for cars that others will not want to purchase.


Contact info

4.5

Excellent

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

51 reviews

5-star
4-star
3-star
2-star
1-star

No history of asking for reviews

This company hasn't invited their customers, so reviews may not be representative

Replied to 100% of negative reviews

Typically replies within 1 week

How this company uses Trustpilot

See how their reviews and ratings are sourced, scored, and moderated.

4.5

All reviews

(51)

20 reviews in the last 12 months

Write a review
Companies on Trustpilot aren't allowed to offer incentives or pay to hide reviews. Reviews are the opinions of individual users and not of Trustpilot. Read more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Free of charge collection

Phoned Friday afternoon and my old undrivable T4 was picked up Tuesday morning.
Great service, just gave the location and my eyesore of a van was picked up without charge.
Hassle free great communication. Highly recommended.

Thanks again.
Callum

2 June 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I highly recommend this service for…scrapping cars

I highly recommend this service for scrap car collection near Elgin. They collected two cars from my house and the entire process was seamless. The driver was very polite, professional, and arrived exactly on time. While scrapping cars isn't a glamorous job, they handled it with real professionalism and made it completely stress-free. 5-star service, regards Ddz

25 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent

Very pleased with the service. Communication was excellent and collection of vehicle was all dealt with smoothly and money transferred same day.

30 March 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing service

Amazing service, super quick and very experienced. Put a quote in and had deal sorted within 10 minutes. Came to collect within the hour, managed to get my very dead, unmoving van, unseized and onto the back of their truck. Very good service!

27 March 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Professional & efficient

Prompt service, I got the best price for my accident damaged vehicle in Scotland. The young boy who collected my car was lovely & professional and also very handsome, I like the beard. 5 stars

2 March 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing service

I had amazing experience for collecting my car for scrap , fast response , comes to your exact location and takes one less problem away from you . I would definitely recommend it

2 March 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scammers, stay well clear

Scammers,
Beware praying on the elderly.
A guy called Eddie kept turning up at my grandma's and kept bothering her for weeks until she let them scrap her car which there was nothing wrong with.
Also this firm is running illegally and been closed down on companies house since 2019, report them for a audit.
Don't use this firm! Stay well clear.

6 January 2026
Unprompted review
Caledonian auto salvage  logo

Reply from Caledonian auto salvage

This review is nothing but complete lies

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service!

Great service & excellent communication. We live in a rural location, but these guys turned up when they said they would and took away a scrap van for us.

12 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent

Excellent, friendly service. Money paid ahead of collection. Remote location so happy to get something for my trusty old Duster.

12 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience

Great experience, incredibly fast and efficient! I live on the Isle of Skye and very few salvage companies will collect vehicles here, these guys came out within hours to pick up my old motors.

I’ll certainly be spreading the word here about them. Very happy customer.

4 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The guy who owns the company thinks its…

The guy who owns or works here called Edward gall for the company thinks its acceptable to write comments on facebook about a missing dog stating that someone should run it over and turn it into jam. Absolutely disgusting behaviour. I wouldnt go near a company that employs or person owns it if they think its acceptable to insinuate animal abuse

13 January 2026
Unprompted review
Caledonian auto salvage  logo

Reply from Caledonian auto salvage

This has absolutely nothing to do with our business so

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy to do business with

Great communication with Edd, he gave me some good advice, a fair price and dealt with all paperwork. An easy transaction with money into my account before he picked up the car, I would recommend Caledonian Auto Salvage for a quick & easy disposal!

21 August 2025
Unprompted review
Caledonian auto salvage  logo

Reply from Caledonian auto salvage

Thanks for your custom was a pleasure dealing with you

The Trustpilot Experience

Anyone can write a Trustpilot review. People who write reviews have ownership to edit or delete them at any time, and they’ll be displayed as long as an account is active.

Companies can ask for reviews via automatic invitations. Labeled Verified, they’re about genuine experiences.

Learn more about other kinds of reviews.

We use dedicated people and clever technology to safeguard our platform. Find out how we combat fake reviews.

Learn about Trustpilot’s review process.

Here are 8 tips for writing great reviews.

Verification can help ensure real people are writing the reviews you read on Trustpilot.

Offering incentives for reviews or asking for them selectively can bias the TrustScore, which goes against our guidelines.

Take a closer look