I was just going to post a long piece about what yo look for...
Where are you in the country, if north London think redcorn are biggest but as other said stick it up on Facebook market place or gumtree. I take it the car still has MOT and decent nick inside and out?
Any recommendation for getting the max from scrappers? I'm getting online quotes of ~£220 for a 2010 Golf, sound about right?