Vehicle Scrappage Schemes
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Mrs M
Guru
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Yes 
My neighbour got £2000 scrappage last time, for his lovely Citroen Xara with very low mileage and lovingly cared for.
Near showroom condition when "she" was scrapped.
My neighbour got £2000 scrappage last time, for his lovely Citroen Xara with very low mileage and lovingly cared for.
Near showroom condition when "she" was scrapped.
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
It's another ploy to try and get punters in to the showroom and sell them an over priced new car
DaveReading
Don't suffer fools gladly (must try harder!)
- Location
- Reading, obvs
Who'd have thought it ?
biggs682
Itching to get back on my bike's
- Location
- Northamptonshire
A lot won't believe it
Castleford they do, just pop into the car park over the road first.
Vapin' Joe
Formerly known as Smokin Joe
- Location
- Bare headed cyclist, Smoker
My local garage owner told me he nearly cried when he saw some of the cars going to the crusher.
Tanis8472
Guru
New Mercedes-Benz advert for a class I think.
£3500 I think as trade in but only for diesels
£3500 I think as trade in but only for diesels
Hill Wimp
Fair weathered,fair minded but easily persuaded.
I scrapped my last car with Vachall to get my current car. I got more than selling it privately which surprised me.
DaveReading
Don't suffer fools gladly (must try harder!)
- Location
- Reading, obvs
If a new car dealer allows you more than the market value of your old car, they are simply paying you with your own money.
Hill Wimp
Fair weathered,fair minded but easily persuaded.
The scrapped price came off the price of the new car.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Yes
My neighbour got £2000 scrappage last time, for his lovely Citroen Xara with very low mileage and lovingly cared for.
Near showroom condition when "she" was scrapped.
This is an interesting point. The manufacturers are publicly claiming its to get cleaner cars on the road, reduce pollution etc etc. However, we all know that is poop and its simply tapping into public environmental concern to make themselves loads a money.
Anyway, taking a clean, perfectly serviceable car such as this and raping the planet to build another to replace it is hardly good news for pollution. You wouldn't throw away half a meal or a perfectly serviceable pair of shoes and claim its good for the environment.
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DaveReading
Don't suffer fools gladly (must try harder!)
- Location
- Reading, obvs
Yes, of course it did, that's how it works.
And the price of the new car is set in the first place to allow a margin for the maximum scrappage allowance. Do you really think the dealer made a loss on the deal?