Car Scrappage Scheme

PhilStubbs

Vauxhall have had a scrap allowance in place for ages now so the government are just topping it up so the deals are actually better. If you work for a big company that have an association with Vauxhall (and there are a lot of them) you can get a mega deal. Astra 1.4 special edition for £7598 saving £8842 inc the new scrap allowance

kevanf1

This so called deal is really just more worthless words. To be truly effective it should include any car 10 yrs old +. Forget it having to have an MoT or anything. Think about it, with the government crack down on untaxed vehicles many that were left on waste ground have now gone. The only ones left will be on private property and possibly not MoT'd. I have a VW Golf that is not MoT'd or taxed and is indeed on my private land. I'd get rid of it in a flahs but I would much prefer to get a cehcile that is not 'brand new' but perhaps 6 to 9 months old. Oh, hang on, it has to be 'brand new' cars. Great, so it's not like the much touted German scrappage scheme then

Looks like getting an MoT and 6 months tax on the Gold then and popping it in the local paper.

I'll trade my 1999 Astra Estate in then for a nearly new car. I shalln't bother with the scrappage scheme.

The_Catman

So it's good to see that this scheme is going to be good for Kia, Fiat, Hyundai, Subaru and Mitsubishi judging by comments on here - great for British manufacturing then as none of these make cars or components here.

TC

NobbysNutz_2

Yet another soundbite from this useless Government to make it look good 'helping the less well off'

Realisticallly, how many people with cars over 10 years old could afford to buy a brand new car (could they even get credit at the moment?

Would be interrested in knowing how many of the 300,000 people they are aiming to help take up the scheme.

Reminds me of the Mortgage Relief Scheme for Vulnerable People - understand only 1 person has/is taking this up (and it took months to implement...)

dogdog99

Isn't it true that a you don't need an MOT certificate if your vehicle is declared SORN (why would you)? And also that SORN vehicles >10 years old equally qualify for the scrappage scheme, (provided registered owner > 1 year etc. and all remaining criteria are met)? It follows then that those of you that think you need to spend £hundreds to get your bangers to pass the MOT in order to claim your scrappage allowance, could alternatively make a SORN declaration and save yourself those repair costs. Could someone tell me if I'm missing something?

loadsacash

Thats true - it should either have an MOT certificate of a SORN

goldspanners

loadsacash wrote: »

Thats true - it should either have an MOT certificate of a SORN

no its not true.

THE VEHICLE MUST HAVE A VALID MOT CERTIFICATE.

IT MUST EITHER HAVE TAX OR BE ON A SORN.

Lorian

NobbysNutz wrote: »

Realisticallly, how many people with cars over 10 years old could afford to buy a brand new car (could they even get credit at the moment?

Me for one.
The deal sucks though.

dogdog99

@goldspanners - do you mean to say then that the article on Parkers.co.uk about the SORN loophole is wrong and you are right?

stphnstevey

The Goverment are getting pressure from Europe to hit green targets. It also wants to appear to be giving incentives in a recession.

However, eventually we will be paying for this. The Goverment simply don't have the money. More unemployed and on benefits means less taxes coming in, huge amounts paid to bail out banks, reductions in VAT = running out of money.

Everyone expected taxes to go up this budget - but they resisted. Gordon had to do something - the people think he's incompetent and even his own goverment. If he had raised taxes this budget he would have been out on his ear. Instead he is hanging on by his fingertips

But the tax rises have to come. They will bring out the subsidies first to ease the tax rises to pay for them.