One of the main planks of the recent budget, the Scrappage scheme, had found very few friends since its launch.
It is under attack from all sides with the Environmental groups, vehicle manufactures, buyers and even the scrap yards themselves lining up to criticize it.

Speaking before the scheme was confirmed, Richard George, roads and climate campaigner for the Campaign for Better Transport, stated : “Trading in a nine-year-old car for a new one is not going to reduce your CO2 because making cars is almost as polluting as driving them.”
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