Happy Christmas from Scrappage.biz
Just a quick post to wish you all a very Happy Christmas from all of us here at Scrappage.biz. We hope that all your Christmas wishes come true - and all the best for 2010.
Don’t forget that the UK Car Scrappage Scheme finishes in a few short months. So if your or your family or [...]
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 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 [...]