DVLA Announce Full UK Scrappage Rules
Posted on May 6, 2009
Filed Under Cash for Old Car, Scrappage |
The DVLA, responsible for running the Scrappage scheme for the government (officially called the ‘Vehicle Discount Scheme’), have announced the full set of requirements for how you can claim your £2000 discount off a new car. The UK scrappage scheme runs from mid May 2009 to March 2010 - not even a full year. Also, this is a fixed budget scheme - so once the allotted money has run out, no more new car discount. So get your skates on!
The rules are as follows - don’t forget to double check with the garage when you buy your car!
The Car or Van to Trade In Must:
- Be a small car or van, weighing only up to 3500kg
- Have a current MOT certificate as of the date of order for the new car
- Have been first registered in the UK on or before 29 February 2000, or for a van registered on or before 29 February 2002 (Ed: Changed 2nd Nov ‘09 from 31 July 1999 to reflect updated rules)
- Have been registered in the UK under your name for the 12 calendar months before you order your new car with the DVLA or have a SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification)
- Have been continuously registered as yours for the twelve (12) calendar months before the the date you order the new car or van
- Be registered at a UK address on the registration certificate (V5C)
The New Car or Van you buy must:
- Be a car or small van weighing up to 3500 kg
- Be registered first time in the UK on or after mid May 2009
- Be new when first registered in the UK with no former keepers/owners
Other Points to Note
Note, this scheme only applies for dealers or car manufacturers who have signed up for it - you can’t just turn up at a car dealer and assume that they will have scrappage deals ready for you. So contact your local dealer first!
It’s a great discount, but there are a lot of fences to jump to get the money. So you might want to consider some other ways to save money on your new car; Eco discounts - such as with electric or hybrid cars, buying a nearly new second hand vehice or just biting the bullet and scrapping your old car. Of course if you have any other suggestions please post below.
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Please explain to me how the scrappage system works. Do I get the full £2000 for a car which is over 10 years old,with current M.O.T. and continuous registration under the same name for over 10 years, if I buy any brand new car from a participating car dealer? Or does the car dealer have final say whether I will get the full £2000 or less.
I would welcome a reply please.
As far as I understand it - neither the car maker nor the dealer is under any obligation to give you the scrappage bonus. So your best bet is to check with your local car dealer and look out for offers that fit your needs. I’ve seen adverts from car makers who seem to even be offering over the £2000 basic scrappage! In this market I think any buyer with money is welcome, so there are good deals out there.
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I am buying a new Hyundia under the Scrapage scheme The dealer says my log book has to be replaced with a new upto date one. Is this necessary?
Hello,
I have a van Reg: E96 LDX
It has a current MOT
The van is on a SORN
the revenue weight is 2600KG Gross and been registered in our name from new.
Can you advise me whether my van qualifies for Scrappage. Betty Miller
If u buy a new car from through the government scrappage promotions, can u sell the car straight away or is there any rules that says u must keep the for a certain period
As far as we’re aware there are no requirements for you to keep the new car you brought through the scrappage scheme. The government is incentivising us to get our old, un-environmentally friendly cars off the road. That said you may want to check with the Department of Business Innovation and Skills - either by phone on 020 7215 5000, or email the BIS Scrappage Team at: scrappage@bis.gsi.gov.uk.
Hi Betty, the current guidelines say that vehicles currently under a SORN cannot be submitted for a scrappage bonus. However it looks like you can get the car MOT’d, re-taxed and back on the road and then use it for a scrappage deal! So it’s not all bad news. We have a post about SORN and Scrappage here.
Harry - it looks as if your dealer is correct, you unfortunately need to have a valid log book as detailed in this FAQ. The current, up to date documents you need are: V5C Vehicle Registration (Log Book), MOT Test Certificate, Tax Disc, Insurance, Photo ID - which is you don’t have them need to be replaced. Good luck!
i purchased a new car under the govt scrappage scheme on 24/09/2009. when looking on line at the garage where i bought my car, i noticed my 11 year old car is now for sale again.how can this happen when i,ve already informed dvla it would be scrapped
I can’t find an official statement anywhere saying the old car must be scrapped, but that seems to me to be a pretty obvious part of the process! Have a look here for more info and you may want to consider telling them what’s going on! It certainly doesn’t help the environment if your old car’s back on the road again.
in the instance of a vehicle being written off in an insurance claim because of its age and not condition of road worhiness then being listed as a catogory c
subsequently a new m o t cetificate issued and will run out in november 09 is there any reason why this vehicle would not benefit from the goverments scrapage scheem
I’ve just bought a car under scrappage. What can I take off my existing car to sell privately. ie Headlights, bumper, mirrors?? Does anyone know?
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I have been informed that even thought the scrappage deal ends in March 2010, I must have delivery of the car by the scrppage scheme end date. I would have thought that as long as I order before the end date I should still qualify??
The Renault dealer in question explained that the car I wanted (Clio Renaultsport 200 Cup) was a special factory order and would not be ready in time me to take advantage of the scrappage offer.
Is this a case of the dealer not wanting to discount the car?