Scrapping a modern car involves more than removing licence plates and emptying the glove box. Today’s vehicles can store phone contacts, call records, saved addresses, account details, access codes, and driving information. Even a damaged or non running car may still contain readable personal data. Many owners assume a scrapyard will automatically erase everything. That is a risky...

You receive a cash offer for your car, but there is one problem: the vehicle still has a lien. Perhaps you are making monthly finance payments. Maybe an old loan was paid off, but the lien still appears on the record. In other cases, unpaid repair or storage charges may have created an unexpected claim against the vehicle. So, can you sell a car with a lien for cash in Calgary? You may be able...