To make it as easy as possible for you to return your vehicle, smart has a comprehensive network of vehicle take-back depots. By returning your vehicle to one of our take-back depots you ensure that your vehicle is dismantled and recycled in accordance with legal requirements and that the valuable materials are recovered and subsequently used again for new products. In this way you make a valuable contribution to protecting our environment and improving resource efficiency. As the owner of a smart you can return your smart to our network of vehicle take-back depots free of charge if the following conditions are met:
- It is a passenger car with up to 9 seats or a van of up to 3.5 t.
- The vehicle is or was registered in a country belonging to the EU for at least a month prior to its immobilisation.
- The end-of-life vehicle must not contain any waste materials and must be complete (drive, chassis and suspension, body, catalytic converter, electronic controllers).
After handing over the vehicle and the registration documents to one of our partners you will be given a certificate of disposal that confirms that your vehicle has been properly disposed of. You normally need this certificate as proof for the vehicle licensing agency that your vehicle has been immobilised for good.
List of vehicle take-back depots