Usually Scrap cars are worthless as they fail to clear ROAD WORTHY and cannot meet new safety and environmental standards.
Therefore, authorities tax them heavily mainly to force owners to upgrade to newer models that are more fuel efficient and green.
Not long ago, when repairs for old cars became more expensive than their actual worth, you had no option but to pay huge towing fee for its to be taken off hands.
Aside from paying a huge fee for junking your car, you also had to properly transport it to your nearest Sydney scrap yard.
Another option was to junk the car or any other vehicle yourself to a junk yard situated miles away from your place. Once it was junked, you had to arrange transportation back home. So this “scrapping the old unwanted car” business was indeed quite expensive and tiring for vehicle owners.
Not to mention the huge emotional cost of seeing your old vehicle getting junked. Another option was to maintain your old car at a huge insurance premium, repairs and taxes.