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How do I apply for car scrappage?
How do I apply for car scrappage?
Chloe Coyle (Mountrath)Jan 2021 Filed under: scrappage
Expert answer
Hi Chloe,
Well, you don’t apply for it as such — car importers and dealers offer some discounts and trade-in boosters that are called ‘scrappage’ but which are only occasionally about properly taking old cars off the road. Really, they’re more about giving those drivers with older cars, who would be more likely to buy second hand, a small leg-up on their trade-in so as to bring them to the new car side of the showroom. Incidentally, not all brands offer ‘scrappage’ deals and not all offer them at the same time. The last time there was an official Government-backed scrappage scheme was in 2010.
Neil Briscoe - Complete Car Advisor@neilmbriscoe