Self-service junkyard (U-pull)
A yard where customers pay entry, bring their own tools and remove the used parts they want.
A self-service junkyard, often called a U-pull or pick-and-pull yard, lets customers walk the rows of vehicles, remove parts themselves, and pay at the exit, usually from a fixed price list. Vehicles are typically drained of fluids before they’re set out.
For parts buyers, it is often the cheapest source of used parts, but you supply the tools and labor and parts rarely come tested. For sellers, these yards buy cars to stock their rows, and prices tend to track scrap value.
Federal NMVTIS rules apply to these yards too. The Department of Justice lists “pull- or pick-apart yards” among the businesses covered by the junk and salvage yard reporting definition, alongside shredders, scrap-metal processors and salvage auctions.1
References
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U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance, “For Auto Recyclers, Salvage Yards, and Junk Yards” (NMVTIS), https://vehiclehistory.bja.ojp.gov/nmvtis_auto ↩