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Scrappage scheme pleases no-one

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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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RAC Suggest Age Limit…

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When we posted the information about the Dubai law change to ban 20 year old cars, we made the comment that we weren’t predicting it to happen here.
Well, it’s not happening, but the RAC Foundation, which describes itself on its website homepage as “The independent body established to take on the role of protecting the interest of the motorist” releases a report based on a study it conducted which comes to the conclusion that cars over 18 years old should be subject to a widespread scrappage scheme.
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Clunker Laws – Environmental fix or salesman’s dream ticket?

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The Government is exploring a taxpayer-funded “car scrappage scheme” – already tried in France and the US, and being discussed in Italy – to ease the pain of vehicle excise duty (VED) rises for more polluting cars. Last month, it was revealed that about 2.3 million people will be made worse off – twice the number of people still losing out because of the scrapping of the 10p tax rate. Hardest hit will be owners of older, band F family cars – such as Citroen C8, the Renault Espace and the VW Passat – who will see their £210 car tax rise to £430 or £455 by 2010.
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