Scrappage Causes New Car Sales to Jump by Third
The Guardian reports this morning that new car sales have jumped by one third in the last month, attributable to the UK scrappage scheme. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) a total of almost 170,000 new cars were registered in October, an increase of 31.6% from last year. This is further [...]
Scrappage Scheme Age Rules Relaxed
Which magazine reports that not only have the goverment extended the amount of money available for the UK Scrappage Scheme (now a total of £4 million from the government) but they’ve also relaxed the scrappage rules for van drivers and updated the qualifying date for cars.
The amended rules still require your old car to be [...]