A Certificate of Destruction (COD) is a document that verifies the destruction of your vehicle. The DVLA generates the certificate and sends it to the scrap yard that dismantles the vehicle. If you require a COD for your car for insurance or other reasons, it is critical to request this at the time of booking because, even if your car has reached the end of its useful life with you, some of our specialist salvage partners may be able to repurpose it by repairing or transplanting it and reintroducing it to the road.