DONATE CAR OR VAN TO UKRAINE

If you own an old SUV, pickup truck or a van, it may save lives. We use vehicles to deliver medical aid to hospitals in frontline Ukraine. After that, we donate them directly to those who need them. As a UK charity we follow the law.

WHY DONATE VIA SUNFLOWER?

1. DIRECT TO FRONT LINE

We will deliver your car directly to frontline regiments in Ukraine: where the vehicles are needed. You know exactly which regiment it goes to. Important: we provide photo reports for all vehicle deliveries.

See “Report on Deliveries” below.

We don’t give cars to intermediaries in Poland or Lviv. Our cars always get to the front, they don’t “disappear”.

See real-life examples of our past deliveries:

2. REGISTERED UK CHARITY: WE FOLLOW THE LAW

We are a registered Scottish charity regulated by OSCR, and we follow the law (Ethical Standards in Public Life Act 2005).

We MOT, tax and insure the vehicles. If anything happens during the journey, cars are insured. We register V5C in our name: in case of a speeding or parking ticket you do not get charged.

To prevent re-sale in Ukraine, we declare vehicles as humanitarian aid “not for resale” and do full customs clearance. Here’s in an example of V5C stamped “resale forbidden” by Ukraine customs.

You will get a copy of your car’s V5C and customs declaration with a similar stamp.

As a registered charity we collect and keep all paperwork for future audit.

3. NOT A PENNY FOR US. NO COST TO UKRAINE

Sunflower Scotland does not sell cars: we deliver them Ukraine defenders absolutely for free, always. All costs are covered by our Scottish donors. We do not ask Ukraine to cover our costs: it’s a donation, not a business transaction.

We have not made a single penny of profit for ourselves.

We have to mention this because some people sell donated vehicles for cash. They receive cars as donations in the UK, and sell them in Ukraine. Unfortunately, this seems to be a widespread issue: there are hundreds of “humanitarian” jeeps and pickups advertised for sale on olx.ua.

WHAT OTHER PEOPLE SAY

We asked other Scots who donated their vehicles to Sunflower Scotland to share their experience.

Barclay (Scotland):

If you have a sturdy 4×4 or any other vehicle that could be useful for humanitarian purposes in Ukraine, I would urge you to consider donating it through Sunflower Scotland… This is a very trustworthy charity…” 

(Full report on delivering Barclay’s car to ZSU and what he said about his experience working with Sunflower Scotland)

Diana (Scotland):

We were quickly convinced the Sunflower Scotland was a genuine charity and that the car would end up at a place where it would be the most useful….Sunflower Scotland dealt with all the paper work and then drove to car to Ukraine where we are hopeful that it is making a useful contribution. We have been sent photographs of the car in its new camouflage paint at various points on the journey.

(Full report on delivering Diana’s car)

WHICH CARS ARE NEEDED IN UKRAINE?

The defenders of Ukraine need SUVs, pickup trucks and vans. But in some cases, civilian cars are useful as well. If you are considering donating but have doubts, please speak with us.

Sunflower Scotland has been helping frontline areas since the start of the war. We provide vehicles which will be used to save lives: evacuate the wounded, bring food and vital supplies.

Examples of vehicles which are most needed in Ukraine:

• Pickup trucks: Mitsubishi L200, Ford Ranger
• Heavy-duty 4×4 SUVs: Mitsubishi Shogun, Volvo XC90, BMW X5
• Vans: Ford Transit, Renault Trafic, Renault Master, Vauxhall Vivaro

HOW DOES IT WORK?

• If you want to donate a car, please contact us by phone 0131-358-54-90 or email contact@sunflowerscotland.co.uk.
• Wash and vacuum the car
• Bring the car to our location in Edinburgh. Transfer the V5C to Sunflower Scotland.
• We will prepare the car for Ukraine: insure it (for the journey UK – Ukraine) and do full technical servicing.
• Sunflower Scotland will find a soldier in Ukraine who needs the car. We will sort out all paperwork.
• We will drive the car to Ukraine and officially transfer it to the end-user.
• Upon returning to Edinburgh, we will send you electronic copies of the customs paperwork and photos of the delivery

As a registered charity, Sunflower Scotland will keep all paperwork and invoices for future independent examination and audit. Copies of the paperwork will be available to the person who donated the car.

ANY COSTS INVLVED?

We pay for servicing and delivering the cars. The guys on the front line don’t have much time to service the cars. Their main duty it to protect their country.

Please make sure the car is technically sound. If there are any mechanical issues with the engine or suspension, please fix them or contribute some money so we can pay to the garage.

Before setting off, we will do full servicing (change oil, filters, etc).

If possible, please put on a set of low-budget offroad tyres. Here’s a link to ASDA tyres, but feel free to use any brand, or high-quality used tyres.

WHERE WILL MY VEHICLE GO?

We will send your car to help on the front line. Depending on what kind of car you donate, we will decide what will be the best use for it. If it’s a pickup truck, we will send it for the off-road duty. If you donate a van, we may send it to medics.

Examples:

• Nissan Navara delivered to 225th Assault Brigade in the Kharkiv Region
• Ambulance delivered to the 151st brigade in the Kharkiv region
• Two pickup trucks delivered to the defenders of Bakhmut and New York

IMPORTANT: we support several units, we are not exclusive with just one regiment. When a unit needs a vehicle, they reach out to us, explain why they need it, and send a “Letters of request”.

We will speak with them and learn how they want to use it, and what are the road conditions. We will try to send the best vehicle that will help in each particular situation.

REPORT ON DELIVERIES

To date Sunflower Scotland has delivered 39 vehicles. We used them to carry medical and humanitarian supplies to dangerous frontline areas. After that, we donated the vehicles directly to the end-users.

VEHICLE	REG	FRONT
Mitsubishi L200	DA60 *	Bakhmut
Merc Vito	SX56 *	Lyman
Nissan Navara	AO59 *	Toretsk
Mitsubishi L200	SJ55 *	Chasiv Yar
Ford Transit (Ambulance)	SF60 *	Chasiv Yar
Mitsubishi Pajero	LI97 *	Kupyansk
Nissan Navara	SL57 *	Lyman
VW Touareg	FB03 *	Lyman
Volvo XC90	SM59 *	Sumy
Skoda Scout	SP12 *	Sumy
Renault Trafic	SM59 *	* Patient transport, Kryvyi Rih
Mitsubishi Shogun	PJ05 *	Lyman
Ford Transit Custom	BK64 *	Kupyansk
Volvo XC90	SM05 *	Lyptsy (Kharkiv)
BMW X5	SM60 *	Pokrovsk
Renault Trafic	SG59 *	Pokrovsk
Nissan Navara	YS57 *	Pokrovsk
VW Touareg	AV06 *	Kharkiv
Honda CR-V	SV10 *	Lyptsy (Kharkiv)
Renault Trafic	SB08 *	Vovchansk
Vauxhall Antara	ST61 *	Kupyansk
Kia Sedona	LC57 *	Veterans Centre, Shakhtarske
BMW X5	LF06 *	Sumy
Honda CR-V	RJ08 *	Kupyansk
Renault Master	DK13 *	Sumy
Nissan X Trail	FN11 *	Kupyansk
Toyota Avensis	GL07 *	Slovyansk
Mitsubishi Shogun	VD05 *	Kharkiv
UK AMBULANCE	LP62 *	Pokrovsk
UK AMBULANCE	LO14 *	Kherson
Renault Trafic	SC64 *	Sumy
Mitsubishi Outlander	ST14 *	Kherson
Mitsubishi Shogun 4×4 AMBULANCE	GU56 *	Sumy
Nissan X Trail	NA08 *	Zaporizhzhia
Ford Ranger (Spiders4Ukraine)	EA60 *	Pokrovsk
UK AMBULANCE	LO14 *	Lyptsy (Kharkiv)
Ford Transit 350 L3H3	SS19 *	Lyptsy (Kharkiv)
Ford Transit 290 SWB	NK15 *	Lyptsy (Kharkiv)
(in progress) Subaru Outback	NL10 *	Sumy
(in progress) VW Crafter	MX11 *	Evac Centre, Shakhtarske