UK Car Sales up almost 60% in November
The BBC reports that car sales were up 57.6% this November, compared with figures a year earlier. Although this rise needs to be taken with a pinch of salt, as this time last year the recession was just kicking in, it is great news for car makers and sellers across the country. The UK car [...]
Scrappage to Run Longer Due to Double Counting?
Reports suggest that the government is being forced to re-evaluate the actual numbers of cars sold through the scrappage scheme after double counting! The government’s database is currently going through data cleansing activities after officials found cars being tallied for no reason.
Some of the erroneous counts include; counting people who only enquired about trading in [...]
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 [...]
Extra £100m Added to Scrappage Scheme
Exciting news today for those of you who have yet to take advantage of the UK car scrappage scheme. The government has announced today that they are extending the scheme from £300 million to £400million - that’s an extra 100,000 cars that can be scrapped under the scheme.
This is very good news indeed, as the [...]
Car Scrappage Scheme Good for Economy
The latest news suggests that us car buyers are not the only one to benefit from the car scrappage scheme - both the government and the economy have directly benefited.
Reports suggest that the government will make at least £100 million from the scheme, even with its initial outlays to people who’ve scrapped their old clunker [...]