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We all know that making greener choices is often a key consideration for consumers when making a purchasing decision, and for the automotive industry, this is particularly true.

Every day, people are sourcing car parts, but many do not know that green car parts are a viable option. In this article, we explore why green car parts are causing such a stir in the automotive industry, by answering questions such as “what are green parts?”, “where can I find green car parts?” and ultimately, why you should consider choosing them.

What Are Green Car Parts?

Green car parts are official equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts that have been removed from a vehicle during the dismantling and recycling process. They are also referred to as recycled, reclaimed or used car parts.

As the demand for a more affordable and sustainable source of parts gathers pace, green car parts are considered to be the best option available in terms of quality and price, as they are designed and manufactured to a vehicle’s exact specification. They are known as green car parts because it’s more environmentally friendly to reuse these existing car parts than to drive demand for brand new parts to be manufactured.

What Are OEM Car Parts?

OEM car parts are undamaged and reusable parts of end-of-life and written-off vehicles. These types of parts are routinely reclaimed during the dismantling and recycling process and because this process is sustainable, these parts are often referred to as green car parts.

Where Do You Get Green Car Parts?

When a car is written off, the vehicle as a whole is considered unrepairable, but this does not mean that the undamaged parts are not reusable. These individual car parts, whatever they may be, can be resold and used again, making them green car parts. Parts sold at U-Pull-It are green car parts.

Many people favour using green car parts over purchasing brand new parts for many reasons, besides the environmental benefit.

Why Choose Green Car Parts?

We have outlined some of the key reasons why it’s worth buying green car parts:

Cost
Green parts are often much cheaper than sourcing brand new OEM parts directly from the manufacturer, purely for the fact that they are branded as used instead of new.

The Environmental Benefit
Choosing to reduce, reuse and recycle by opting for a green part prevents the need for a new part to be manufactured. If more and more people chose to opt for used instead of brand new, we would be making significant energy and resource savings globally and taking step to prevent high quality used parts from going to landfill.

High Quality
There is no need to worry about the quality or reliability of green car parts as they are OEM. They will have been put through stringent testing meaning you will not be compromising on quality by buying used instead of new.

Availability
Unlike using new parts suppliers, where you wait for the part you need to come back into stock before it can be delivered, green car parts are more readily available.

Across the UK, sourcing green car parts shouldn’t be much of a challenge because cars are typically built in bulk, so unless your vehicle is a rare model, high quality green parts are usually easily accessible on the market.

Our Advice

In France, the government implemented a new law in 2017 stating that “all professionals involved in the maintenance and repair of motor vehicles are required to offer consumers recycled or remanufactured parts”.

The environment and eco-minded manufacturing are also at the forefront of the automotive industries and the UK government’s minds, so there is the potential for an uplift in demand of green car parts as the buying public will likely want to swap from expensive new parts to affordable, green parts.

If you have a car you love that needs repairs that require part replacements and you want to purchase affordable green parts, search our stock of car breakers online or visit one of our car breakers yards in Edinburgh and York. We have thousands of vehicles available and our stock is changing all the time, so even if you don’t have a popular car, we may have the spare parts you need.