Scrappage

Analogue Radio ‘Scrappage Scheme’ In the Works?

The Guardian reports today that industry executives are considering a ‘radio scrappage’ scheme to help increase the uptake of Digital Radio. The new scheme, planned along the lines of the car scrappage scheme, might mean customers buying a new digital radio get a 20% discount if they bring in their old analogue model. The industry estimate [...]

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Fiat Thanks European Governments for Scrappage Schemes

The Italian car company Fiat thanked the various governments of Europe for their respective scrappage schemes. They are quoted as saying that global sales of their three car brands, Fiat, Lancia and Alfa Romeo, had risen by 5.7% to a total of 1.84 million cars. They said that their sales in Germany had almost doubled, [...]

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UK Boiler Scrappage Scheme Unveiled Today

The Boiler Scrappage Scheme will be unveiled today according to reports. This is great news for anyone who has an older, G rated or worse boiler in England, as it means you’ll be able to apply for £400 off the installation and price of a new, efficient boiler for your home. Go check out whether [...]

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Boiler Scrappage Scheme Announced

UK Government announces Boiler Scrappage Scheme to start in 2010, offering 400 pounds incentive to scrap your old boiler.

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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